Dziewiętlice

Dziewiętlice
Village

Mary Magdalene church
Dziewiętlice
Coordinates: 50°24′39″N 17°4′54″E / 50.41083°N 17.08167°E / 50.41083; 17.08167
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Nysa
Gmina Paczków
Population 680

Dziewiętlice ([d͡ʑɛvjɛnˈtlit͡sɛ], German: Heinersdorf, Czech: Pruský Jindřichov) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Paczków, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Paczków, 20 km (12 mi) west of Nysa, and 67 km (42 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 680. Czech astronomer Jiří Grygar was born here.

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Coordinates: 50°24′39″N 17°4′54″E / 50.41083°N 17.08167°E / 50.41083; 17.08167


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