Bąków
Village
Church of the Assumption in Bąków
Church of the Assumption in Bąków
Bąków is located in Poland
Bąków
Bąków
Coordinates: 50°58′N 18°19′E / 50.967°N 18.317°E / 50.967; 18.317
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyKluczbork
GminaKluczbork
First mentioned1258
Population
1,400
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationOKL
National roads
Websitewww.bakow.pl

Bąków ([ˈbɔnkuf]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kluczbork, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Kluczbork and 43 km (27 mi) north-east of the regional capital Opole.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1258, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. In the past, it was also known in Polish as Bęk.[2]

During World War II, in 1944, the Germans relocated the Stalag Luft 7 prisoner-of-war camp from Morzyczyn to Bąków.[3][4] It housed Allied POWs of various nationalities, including British, Canadian, American, Polish, Australian, New Zealander, South African, French and Dutch.[3][4] On 19 January 1945, the Germans evacuated the camp in a death march, which reached the Stalag III-A camp in Luckenwalde on February 8.[3][5] Following Germany's defeat in the war, the village became again part of Poland.

Sights

Heritage sites of Bąków include the old wooden Church of the Assumption and a historic palace.

Transport

There is a train station in Bąków. The Polish National road 11 passes through the village.

Notable residents

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom I (in Polish). Warsaw. 1880. p. 167.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. 1 2 3 Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 510. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
  4. 1 2 Stanek, Piotr (2015). "Stalag Luft 7 Bankau i jego ewakuacja na Zachód w styczniu 1945 r.". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). Opole. 38: 53. ISSN 0137-5199.
  5. ↑ Stanek, p. 64



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