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Księginice Wielkie

Coordinates: 50°45′33″N 16°54′01″E / 50.75917°N 16.90028°E / 50.75917; 16.90028
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Księginice Wielkie
Village
Księginice Wielkie is located in Poland
Księginice Wielkie
Księginice Wielkie
Coordinates: 50°45′33″N 16°54′01″E / 50.75917°N 16.90028°E / 50.75917; 16.90028
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyStrzelin
GminaKondratowice
Population
 (2006)
590

Księginice Wielkie [kɕɛnɡiˈnit͡sɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kondratowice, within Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Kondratowice, 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Strzelin, and 42 kilometres (26 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

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After the region had been placed under Polish rule, Germans wered ordered to show up for eviction at 5 am on Aprli 17, 1946. [2]

House and tower of the St. John the Baptist church

People

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Die Vertreibung der deutschen Bevölkerung aus den Gebieten östlich der Oder-Neisse. Dokumentation der Vertreibung der Deutschen aus Ost-Mitteleuropa (in German). Vol. I/2. Deutscher Taschenbuchverlag. 1984. pp. 802–804.
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