
This project seeks to collect all of the Jewish families from the town of Zawiercie, Poland.
Zawiercie also known as Zavirtcha (Yiddish), Zavyertze (Russian), Warthenau (German), Zavertse, Zavyerche. Its coordinates are 50° 30' N 19°25' E, it is located 138 miles SSW of Warszawa.
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Voivodeship Silesian County Zawiercie County
Zawiercie [za%CB%88v%CA%B2%C9%9Brt%CD%A1%C9%95%C9%9B] (German: Warthenau) is a city in the Silesian Voivodeship of southern Poland with 51,880 inhabitants (2011). It is situated in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland near the source of the Warta River. The city has also historically been known by the names Zaveyurchy, Zavertse, Zavirtcha, and Zavyerche. The town lies near the historical region of Silesia, but belongs to Lesser Poland. In 1945, it was made a part of the Katowice Voivodeship. Zawiercie.
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