Marcinkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Marcinkowice [mart͡ɕiŋkɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oława, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Oława, and 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

During World War I, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for Allied prisoners of war at a local chemical factory.

[2] The local football team is Sokół Marcinkowice.

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