Świecko

The important national road 2,A which is part of the European route E30, crosses the border near the village.

All border controls at this crossing ceased as of 21 December 2007 when Poland joined the Schengen Area.

The village is located within the historic Lubusz Land, which formed part of Poland since the establishment of the state by the Piast dynasty in the 10th century.

Since the city of Frankfurt on the right bank of the Oder also owned the four neighboring villages Kunowice, Kunice, Rybocice and Drzecin and the five villages together had the property of a manor, the city council was entitled to a seat of knighthood in the state parliament.

In 1759, during the Seven Years' War, the village was burned down by the Russian army in 1759 during the Battle of Kunersdorf (Kunowice).

Since the 18th century in particular, the Schulzen changed frequently, as the position became increasingly unattractive due to fewer privileges.

In November 1806 the place was occupied by the French army, and the residents had to provide shelter and care for soldiers.

In 1838 a trade table for the village listed three residents, eight full farmers, ten half-farmers, 13 cottagers, eleven Büdner, 14 old-Altenteil and three shepherds.

[7] Its prisoners were mostly Poles, but also Belgians, French, Bulgarians, Dutch, Yugoslavs, Russians, Ukrainians and Italians.

The prisoners were forced to exhausting labour, and were subjected to malnutrition, cold, mental and physical abuse, accidents at work, diseases, and tortures and murder by German guards.

[8] At the end of the Second World War, on February 2, 1945, the residents of the village fled towards Frankfurt from the approaching Red Army.

Traffic sign located on motorway A2 , west of Warsaw , showing the distance to the Świecko former border crossing.
Memorial to the victims of the Nazi German forced labour camp
Bridge at the Polish-German border in Świecko