Trzebicz, Lubusz Voivodeship

Village in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland

52°49′N 15°45′E / 52.817°N 15.750°E / 52.817; 15.750Country

PolandVoivodeshipLubuszCountyStrzelce-DrezdenkoGminaDrezdenkoPopulation

(2009)

• Total734Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationFSDVoivodeship roads

Trzebicz [ˈtʂɛbit͡ʂ] (German: Trebitsch)^{[citation needed]} is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Drezdenko, within Strzelce-Drezdenko County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Drezdenko, 17 km (11 mi) south-east of Strzelce Krajeńskie and 35 km (22 mi) east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

The village had a population of 734 in 2009.

History

During World War II, the Germans enslaved Poles, Frenchmen and Russians as forced labour in the village.^[2] On August 11, 1942, the Gestapo carried out a public execution of a 24-year-old Polish man, accused of raping a German girl.^[2]

Sports

The local football club is Uran Trzebicz. It competes in the lower leagues.

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ ^a ^b Mnichowski, Przemysław (1983). "Zbrodnie Gestapo na polskich robotnikach przymusowych na ziemi strzelecko-krajeńskiej w latach 1941–1942". Rocznik Lubuski (in Polish). XII: 248–249.