Bronowice, Żary County

For other places with the same name, see Bronowice (disambiguation).
Bronowice
Village
Bronowice
Coordinates: 51°33′36″N 14°45′39″E / 51.56000°N 14.76083°E / 51.56000; 14.76083
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Żary
Gmina Trzebiel
Population 370

Bronowice ([brɔnɔˈvit͡sɛ]; in German Braunsdorf, in Sorbian Brunojce) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebiel, within Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Trzebiel, 28 km (17 mi) west of Żary, and 67 km (42 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). In the 1880s, most inhabitants spoke Sorbian.[2]

The village has a population of 370.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Arnošt Muka: Pućowanja po Serbach. Nakład Domowiny, Budyšin 1957, str. 80


Coordinates: 51°33′36″N 14°45′39″E / 51.56000°N 14.76083°E / 51.56000; 14.76083


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