Rokitki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Rokitki
Village

Rokitki
Coordinates: 51°20′23″N 15°53′41″E / 51.33972°N 15.89472°E / 51.33972; 15.89472
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Legnica County
Gmina	Gmina Chojnów
Population
• Total	1,010

For other places with the same name, see Rokitki (disambiguation).

Rokitki [rɔˈkitki] (German: Reisicht) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnów, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The Bibran-Modlau and Senden-Bibran families had a large castle and estate here. The neo-gothic structure was torn down in 1956. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Chojnów, 24 km (15 mi) north-west of Legnica, and 84 km (52 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 1,010.

References

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

Castle Reisicht (torn down 1956), home of both Bibran-Modlau and later Senden-Bibran

1939 Postcard of Castle Reisicht

Gmina Chojnów

Villages	Biała Biskupin Brzozy Budziwojów Czernikowice Dębrzyno Dobroszów Dzwonów Gołaczów Goliszów Gołocin Groble Jaroszówka Jerzmanowice Kobiałka Kolonia Kołłątaja Konradówka Krzywa Michów Niedźwiedzice Okmiany Osetnica Pątnów Pawlikowice Piotrowice Rokitki Stary Łom Strupice Witków Witkówek Zamienice

Seat (not part of the gmina)	Chojnów

Coordinates: 51°20′23.1″N 15°53′40.9″E / 51.339750°N 15.894694°E / 51.339750; 15.894694

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