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Siege of Niemcza

Siege of Niemcza was a siege conducted in August 1017 at Niemcza, in what is now Poland. It was part of the German–Polish Wars, which ran from 1003 to 1018. The recorded result: Polish victory.

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Niemcza general view from Arboretum in Wojsławice
Niemcza general view from Arboretum in Wojsławice. Pnapora, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtAugust 1017
WhereNiemcza, Poland50.717N, 16.833E
OutcomePolish victory
Belligerents20px|Coat of arms Holy Roman Empire; 21x21px Duchy of Bohemia; 24x24px Luticiagainst20px|Coat of arms Kingdom of Poland
Part ofGerman–Polish Wars1003 to 1018

Record

DateAugust 1017 (month precision)
PlaceNiemcza, Poland
50.717N, 16.833E
KindSiege, medieval
Commanders
Siege of NiemczaSiege of NiemczaBattle of BurkersdorfSiege of SchweidnitzBattle of PačkovaSiege of GlatzSiege of GlatzBattle of BurkersdorfSiege of SchweidnitzBattle of PačkovaSiege of GlatzSiege of GlatzPragueKatowiceWrocławOstravaPardubiceCottbusOlomouc100 km50.717N, 16.833E
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Siege of Niemcza is one of 334 engagements of the 11th century in the atlas and one of 502 in present-day Poland.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510279, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Niemcza, revision 1370744005, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.