Ciechów (german: Dietzdorf) is a village in the administrative district of
Gmina Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska
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Gmina Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska, which lies approximately west of the regiona ...
, within
Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska County Åšroda is the Polish word for Wednesday. It appears in the names of Polish towns holding Wednesday weekly fairs.
There are two towns in Poland called Åšroda:
* Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska, in south-west Poland (Lower Silesian Voivodeship)
* Åšroda Wielkopols ...
,
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrz ...
, in south-western Poland.
It lies approximately south-west of
Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska
Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska (german: Neumarkt in Schlesien) is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska County, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska. The ...
, and west of the regional capital
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
.
History
Since the
Middle Ages
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, the area was part of
Piast
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-ruled Poland, and later on, it was also part of
Bohemia (Czechia),
Prussia
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and
Germany
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. During
World War II
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, it was the location of a
forced labour
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subcamp of the Nazi German prison for youth in
Wołów
Wołów (german: Wohlau, cz, Volov) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Wołów County and Gmina Wołów. It lies approximately north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. , the town has a popul ...
. In 1945, following Germany's defeat in World War II, the village became again part of Poland.
Sports
The local
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
team is Porcelana Ciechów.
It competes in the lower leagues.
See also
*
Åšredzka Woda
References
Villages in Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska County
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