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'''Szonów''' {{IPAc-pl|'|sz|o|n|u|f}} is a [[village]] in the administrative district of [[Gmina Głogówek]], within [[Prudnik County]], [[Opole Voivodeship]], in south-western Poland, close to the [[Czech Republic|Czech]] border.<ref name="TERYT">{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa |title=Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) |date=2008-06-01 |language=Polish}}</ref> It lies approximately {{convert|5|km|mi|0}} south of [[Głogówek]], {{convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of [[Prudnik]], and {{convert|41|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} south of the regional capital [[Opole]]. |
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Szonów/Schönau was, for many prisoners of war, a stopping place on 'The Long March' during the final months of the Second World War in Europe. About 30,000 Allied PoWs were force-marched westward across Poland, Czechoslovakia and Germany in appalling winter conditions, lasting about four months from January to April 1945. |
Szonów/Schönau was, for many prisoners of war, a stopping place on 'The Long March' during the final months of the Second World War in Europe. About 30,000 Allied PoWs were force-marched westward across Poland, Czechoslovakia and Germany in appalling winter conditions, lasting about four months from January to April 1945.<ref>http://www.lamsdorf.com/the-long-march.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:07, 26 September 2023
Szonów
Szōnōw (Silesian) | |
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Village | |
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  Szonów | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′10″N 17°50′32″E / 50.30278°N 17.84222°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Prudnik |
| Gmina | Głogówek |
Szonów [ˈʂɔnuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Głogówek, 20 km (12 mi) east of Prudnik, and 41 km (25 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.
Szonów/Schönau was, for many prisoners of war, a stopping place on 'The Long March' during the final months of the Second World War in Europe. About 30,000 Allied PoWs were force-marched westward across Poland, Czechoslovakia and Germany in appalling winter conditions, lasting about four months from January to April 1945.[2]
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