Szczaniec ([ˈʂt͡ʂaɲɛt͡s]; German: Stentsch) is a village in Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Szczaniec. During World War II, in 1940–1941, Nazi Germany operated a forced labour camp for Jewish men in the village.
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Gmina Szczaniec is a rural gmina in Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Szczaniec, which lies approximately 11 kilometres east of Świebodzin, 39 km north of Zielona Góra, and 60 km south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
The gmina covers an area of 112.92 square kilometres, and as of 2019 its total population is 3,847.
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Wilenko [viˈlɛnkɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczaniec, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.
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Leniwka [lɛˈnifka] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Świebodzin, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.
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Myszęcin [mɨˈʂɛnt͡ɕin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczaniec, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.
Two Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.
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Ojerzyce [ɔjɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczaniec, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.
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