Żeliszów Explained

Żeliszów
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County (powiat)
Subdivision Name2:Bolesławiec
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Bolesławiec
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:51.1833°N 53°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DBL

Żeliszów (German: Giersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolesławiec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 110NaN0 south-east of Bolesławiec, and 990NaN0 west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village houses a Protestant church designed in 1796-1797 by Carl Gotthard Langhans, which is currently undergoing renovation overseen by the Your Heritage Foundation (Fundacja Twoje Dziedzictwo).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. pl.