Głuszyca Górna
Głuszyca Górna | |
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Village | |
Train station | |
| Coordinates: 50°40′23″N 16°22′33″E / 50.67306°N 16.37583°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wałbrzych |
| Gmina | Głuszyca |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DBA |
Głuszyca Górna [ɡwuˈʂɨt͡sa ˈɡurna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głuszyca within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 2 km (1 mi) south-east of Głuszyca, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Wałbrzych, and 69 km (43 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp in the village, in which they held hundreds of Italian prisoners of war.