Żórawina

Żórawina
Village
Żórawina
Coordinates: 50°59′N 17°03′E / 50.983°N 17.050°E / 50.983; 17.050
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wrocław County
Gmina Żórawina
Population 1,700

Żórawina [ʐuraˈvina] (German: Rothsürben) is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Żórawina. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

The village has a population of 1,700. It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of the regional capital, which is Wrocław.

Żórawina is the site of one of Poland's tallest radio masts: see Żórawina radio transmitter.

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Coordinates: 50°59′N 17°03′E / 50.983°N 17.050°E / 50.983; 17.050


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