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Ścinawka Górna

Coordinates: 50°33′N 16°29′E / 50.550°N 16.483°E / 50.550; 16.483
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Ścinawka Górna
Village
Ścinawka Górna is located in Poland
Ścinawka Górna
Ścinawka Górna
Coordinates: 50°33′N 16°29′E / 50.550°N 16.483°E / 50.550; 16.483
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyKłodzko
GminaRadków

Ścinawka Górna [ɕt͡ɕiˈnafka ˈɡurna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radków, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Radków, 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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The village includes the hamlet of Sarny with its 16th-century castle and 19th-century park. The castle, owned for centuries by Czech, Habsburg and then German noblemen, in 1866 was the birthplace of Gustav Adolf von Götzen, German Governor of German East Africa.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.