Krzeszyce

Krzeszyce
Village
Krzeszyce
Coordinates: 52°35′N 15°0′E / 52.583°N 15.000°E / 52.583; 15.000
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Sulęcin
Gmina	Krzeszyce
Population	1,400

Krzeszyce [kʂɛˈʂɨt͡sɛ] (German: Kriescht) is a village in Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krzeszyce.^[1] It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Sulęcin and 24 km (15 mi) south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

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

The village has a population of 1,400.

Notable residents

Georg Schentke (1919–1942), Luftwaffe pilot

References

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

Gmina Krzeszyce

Seat	Krzeszyce

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Coordinates: 52°35′N 15°0′E / 52.583°N 15.000°E / 52.583; 15.000

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