Zwanowice, Brzeg County

For other places with the same name, see Zwanowice.

Zwanowice
Village
Palace
Zwanowice
Coordinates: 50°49′10″N 17°35′1″E / 50.81944°N 17.58361°E / 50.81944; 17.58361
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Brzeg
Gmina	Skarbimierz

Zwanowice [zvanɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Schwanowitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarbimierz, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Skarbimierz, 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Brzeg, and 30 km (19 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.

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

Notable residents

Udo von Woyrsch (1895–1983), SS Obergruppenführer

References

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

Gmina Skarbimierz

Seat	Skarbimierz Osiedle

Other villages	Bierzów Brzezina Kopanie Kruszyna Lipki Łukowice Brzeskie Małujowice Pawłów Pępice Prędocin Skarbimierz Zielęcice Żłobizna Zwanowice

Coordinates: 50°49′10″N 17°35′1″E / 50.81944°N 17.58361°E / 50.81944; 17.58361

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