Jeżów Sudecki is żóa village in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Jeżów Sudecki.

It lies approximately north of Jelenia Góra, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Jeżów Sudecki

History

The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. The village was first mentioned in 1299, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.

Jeżów Sudecki

Jeżów Sudecki is one of the places considered as the "birthplace of the sport of gliding".

Jeżów Sudecki

During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for French prisoners of war in the village.

Transport

There is a railway station in Jeżów Sudecki.

See also

Grunau Baby

Karkonosze National Park

References

External links

The Gliding Factory

Populated riverside places in Poland

Villages in Karkonosze County