- Kamieniec Ząbkowicki
Infobox Settlement
name = Kamieniec Ząbkowicki
settlement_type = Village
total_type =
image_shield = POL gmina Kamieniec Ząbkowicki COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lower Silesian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ząbkowice Śląskie
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Kamieniec Ząbkowicki
latd = 50
latm = 31
lats = 35
latNS = N
longd = 16
longm = 52
longs = 41
longEW = E
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elevation_m =
population_total = 4200
website = http://www.kamieniec-zabkowicki.iap.plKamieniec Ząbkowicki ( _de. Kamenz) is a village in
Ząbkowice Śląskie County ,Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-westernPoland . It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina ) calledGmina Kamieniec Ząbkowicki . Prior to 1945 it was inGermany . Kamieniec Zabkowicki is an important railroad junction, located on the main lineWroclaw -Klodzko -Prague . In Kamieniec, this route crosses with the west-east connection fromJaworzyna Slaska toKedzierzyn-Kozle .It lies approximately convert|8|km|mi|0 south-east of
Ząbkowice Śląskie , and convert|68|km|mi|0 south of the regional capitalWrocław . The village has a population of 4,200.The place is known for the former Kamieniec Abbey, established in
1209 as an Augustinian college by Bishop Wawrzyniec of Wrocław at the site of a former castle ofBretislaus II of Bohemia . In1247 it became a filial monestery of the CistertianAbbatia Lubensis abbey . KingFrederick II of Prussia hid here from Habsburg troops on February 27,1741 during the First Silesian War.Securalized in
1810 by order of KingFrederick William III of Prussia , the estates of Kamieniec were acquired by Wilhelmine of Prussia, wife of KingWilliam I of the Netherlands . Between1838 and1873 their daughter Princess Marianne of the Netherlands and her husband Prince Albert of Prussia had a new palace built in a Neogothic style according to the plans ofKarl Friedrich Schinkel .As a result of the
1945 Potsdam Conference Kamieniec was put under Polish administration and the German inhabitants were expelled. The Palace was plundered and set on fire by theRed Army . Since1995 it has been partially restored.References
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External links
* [http://www.zamkipolskie.com/kaec/kaec.html Kamieniec Palace]
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