Obórki, Opole Voivodeship

Village in Opole Voivodeship, Poland

50°47′33″N 17°25′35″E / 50.79250°N 17.42639°E / 50.79250; 17.42639Country

PolandVoivodeshipOpoleCountyBrzegGminaOlszankaPopulation

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Obórki [ɔˈburki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Brzeg and 39 km (24 mi) west of the regional capital Opole.

History

In the final stages of World War II, in January 1945, a German-organized death march of Allied prisoners of war from the Stalag Luft 7 POW camp passed through the village.^[2]

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 38. Opole: 65. ISSN 0137-5199.