Grodziszcze, Świdnica County

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Grodziszcze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 11 km south-east of Świdnica, and 50 km south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

In the 11th and 12th centuries, the village, initially known as Gramolin, was the seat of a castellany within medieval Poland, which was later moved to the nearby city of Świdnica. During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour camp for Jewish men in the village.

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