Brzezinka Średzka Explained

Brzezinka Średzka
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Środa Śląska
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Miękinia
Coordinates:51.2167°N 66°W
Pushpin Map:Poland#Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DSR

Brzezinka Średzka (pronounced as /pl/; German: Klein Bresa) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miękinia, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 8km (05miles) north-east of Miękinia, 19km (12miles) north-east of Środa Śląska, and 18km (11miles) north-west of central Wrocław.

The village is connected by rail to Wrocław through the PKP. The village also contains the 19th-century Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland. Alongside this is the remnants of former aristocratic land holdings in the village, such as a manor and the tombs located in the forest near the Church. Also, in the center of the village one can find the remnants of the PGR.

History

The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. Centuries later it passed to Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia and Germany. It became again part of Poland following Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945.

Notes and References

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