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Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Stara Kuźnia
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SchoolSchool
Stara Kuźnia is located in PolandStara KuźniaStara Kuźnia
Coordinates: 50°18′0″N 18°20′30″E / 50.30000°N 18.34167°E / 50.30000; 18.34167
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyKędzierzyn-Koźle
GminaBierawa
Population691

Stara Kuźnia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bierawa, within Kędzierzyn-Koźle County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Bierawa, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and 50 km (31 mi) south-east of the regional capital Opole.

During the Second World War the village, then known as Klein Althammer, was the base for a working party (E537) of British and Commonwealth prisoners of war, under the administration of Stalag VIIIB/344 at Łambinowice (then known as Lamsdorf) in Poland. In January 1945, as the Soviet armies resumed their offensive and advanced into Germany, the prisoners were marched westward in the so-called Long March or Death March. Many of them died from the bitter cold and exhaustion. The lucky ones got far enough to the west to be liberated by the allied armies after some four months of travelling on foot in appalling conditions.

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  • Pond Pond
  • Fire department station Fire department station
  • Park Park

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. "Stalag VIIIB 344 Lamsdorf - Home". lamsdorf.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
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