Drzewice

Drzewice is the north-western borough (osiedle) of the town of Kostrzyn nad Odrą in western Poland.

For the village in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, see Drzewice, Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Drzewice
Neighbourhood of Kostrzyn nad Odrą
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Coordinates: 52°36′45″N 14°37′21″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Gorzów
Town	Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Within town limits	1952
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FGW

During World War II, the Stalag III-C German prisoner-of-war camp for Polish, French, British, Serbian, Belgian, Italian, American and Soviet prisoners of war was located there.^[1] In 1945, the camp was liberated by the Soviet army, however, Soviet troops killed some American POWs mistaking them for enemy troops.^[1]