Górażdże

Górażdże [ɡuˈraʐd͡ʐɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gogolin, within Krapkowice County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

During World War II, the Germans operated the E152 and E372 forced labour subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B/344 prisoner-of-war camp in the village.

[2] After the defeat of Germany in the war, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland and its historic name was restored.

In of 1973-1977 a new cement plant (the Górażdże Cement Plant) was built in the nearby village of Chorula, which was one of the largest and technologically advanced in Poland at the time.

Currently it is still operated and is part of the Górażdże Group S.A. which is the Polish leader in the cement, concrete, and aggregates production.

Old lime kilns