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Wierzchowice [vjɛʂxɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krośnice, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Krośnice, 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Milicz, and 45 km (28 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.
Wierzchowice | |
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 Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Wierzchowice | |
  Wierzchowice | |
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| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Milicz |
| Gmina | Krośnice |
| Population | 670 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
During World War II the Germans established and operated a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the village, whose prisoners were Jewish women transported from the Auschwitz concentration camp.[2]
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