Góra Świętej Anny


Góra Świętej Anny is a village in the Opole Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.
The village is located on the hill from which its name derives, and a popular sanctuary, with the miraculous statue of Saint Anne and the impressive calvary, is located on its top.
The settlement lies within the protected area called Góra Świętej Anny Landscape Park. This is also one of the official Polish Historical Monuments.

History

Following World War I and the re-emergence of the sovereign Poland, while still part of the Weimar Republic, the hill was the site of the Battle of Annaberg in 1921 during the Silesian Uprisings. A museum dedicated to the uprising was opened in the village in 1961.
During World War II the Germans expelled the Franciscans from the village in 1940. A forced labour camp for Poles, Jews and Soviet prisoners of war was established, as well as a forced labour camp for Jewish women.

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