Psie Pole

Psie Pole (German: Hundsfeld) is one of the five administrative districts of Wrocław, Poland. It lies in the city's northern and northeastern parts, on the right shore of the Oder River. A part of Psie Pole is one of Wrocław's greenest neighborhoods, and its suburban location makes it an important transport hub toward Warsaw, Łódź and other locations in central Poland.

See also: Psie Pole, Greater Poland Voivodeship
Psie Pole
Wrocław District
Market Square in Psie Pole
Coat of arms
Location of Psie Pole within Wrocław
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
County/CityWrocław
Area
 • Total97.7 km2 (37.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total93,375
 • Density960/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The Polish General Tadeusz Kościuszko Military University of Land Forces is located in Psie Pole.

History
Battle of Psie Pole, 16th-century woodcut by Marcin Bielski

Psie Pole is considered to be the site of the 1109 Battle of Hundsfeld between the Poles and the Germans, although the existence of this battle is doubted by historians because it was not mentioned until a century later.[1][2]

The local parish church of Saints James and Christopher dates back to the early 13th century, and the settlement was mentioned in medieval Polish documents under its Old Polish name Pzepole (1206) and Psepole (1266).

During World War II, the Germans established and operated a female subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the district.[3]

See also

References
  1. "S. Orgelbranda Encyklopedia Powszechna", Warsaw 1902, vol. XII, page 406
  2. M. Kaczmarek, "Bitwa na Psim Polu", in: Encyklopedia Wrocławia, Wrocław 2000
  3. "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 12 June 2020.


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