Krotoszyce

Village

Coat of arms

Krotoszyce

Coordinates: 51°9′N 16°3′E / 51.150°N 16.050°E

Poland

Krotoszyce [krɔtɔˈʂɨt͡sɛ] (German: Kroitsch) is a village in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Krotoszyce. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Legnica and 70 km (43 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Krotoszyce

Seat	Krotoszyce

Other villages	Babin Czerwony Kościół Dunino Janowice Duże Kościelec Kozice Krajów Prostynia Szymanowice Tyńczyk Legnicki Warmątowice Sienkiewiczowskie Wilczyce Winnica Złotniki

Coordinates: 51°09′N 16°03′E / 51.150°N 16.050°E / 51.150; 16.050

Authority control	VIAF: 239475199 GND: 4098702-4

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