Kurów Wielki

Kurów Wielki
Village
Saint John the Baptist church in Kurów Wielki
Kurów Wielki
Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 16°05′00″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Polkowice
Gmina	Gaworzyce
First mentioned	1266
Population	50
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DPL

Kurów Wielki (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkuruv ˈvjɛlkʲi]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gaworzyce, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Gaworzyce, 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Polkowice, and 85 kilometres (53 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

The oldest known mention of the village is from 1266. It was then part of the Duchy of Głogów within fragmented Piast-ruled Poland, and was owned by Jan of Kurów from the Kurowie noble family, a Polish knight in service of Konrad I, Duke of Głogów. In the 18th century the village was annexed by Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany, before being reintegrated with Poland following Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945.

Sights

Among the notable monuments in Kurów Wielki are a Gothic parish church of Saint John the Baptist from the 14th century, and a tower in the same style. There are tombstones and epitaphs built into the church walls and the wall around the church and the cemetery. A presbytery from the late 18th century is located next to the church.

Notable residents

• Karl Arndt (1892–1981), German general