Gierczyn
Gierczyn | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary | |
  Gierczyn Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′N 15°24′E / 50.917°N 15.400°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Lwówek |
| Gmina | Mirsk |
| Highest elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 300 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DLW |
Gierczyn [ˈɡʲɛrt͡ʂɨn] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1]
A trade route connecting Jelenia Góra with Frýdlant and Zittau passed through the village in the late medieval and early modern periods.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Andrzej Biegalski, Polish boxer
References
[edit]- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ Boguszewicz, Artur (2010). Corona Silesiae (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydział Nauk Historycznych i Pedagogicznych Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. p. 43. ISBN 978-83-922130-8-6.
Bibliography
[edit]- Birecki T., 1959, "Złoże cyny w Przecznicy (Dolny Śląsk)." [Lode Of Tin Ore In Przecznica (Lower Silesia)]; in: Zeszyty Naukowe AGH, No. 22, Geologia vol.3, pp. 35–53, Kraków (in Polish)
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