Długołęka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

51°10′29″N 17°11′43″E / 51.17472°N 17.19528°E / 51.17472; 17.19528Country

PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyWrocław CountyGminaDługołękaFirst mentioned13th centuryPopulation

• Total2,620Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationDWR

Długołęka (Polish: [dwuɡɔˈwɛŋka]) (German: Langewiese) is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Długołęka.

It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

The first references to the village date back to the 13th century, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Later on, it also passed to Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia and Germany. A labour camp of the Reich Labour Service was operated in the village under Nazi Germany.^[2] It became again part of Poland following Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945.

Transport

The village has a train station with regular connections to Wrocław, Jelcz-Laskowice and Oleśnica

References

^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
^ "XI Mittelschlesien" (in German). Retrieved 5 November 2022.