Działoszyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Działoszyn
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Zgorzelec
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Bogatynia
Coordinates:50.9778°N 14.9489°W
Pushpin Map:Poland Lower Silesian Voivodeship#Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DZG
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads

Działoszyn (German: Königshain) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech and German borders.[1]

It lies approximately 7km (04miles) north of Bogatynia, 20km (10miles) south of Zgorzelec, and 148km (92miles) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

In the Early Middle Ages, the territory was inhabited by the Bieżuńczanie tribe, one of the Polish tribes.[2] Since the 11th century, it was under Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Saxon rule, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany. After the defeat of Germany in World War II in 1945, it became again part of Poland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Web site: Plemiona polskie. Encyklopedia Internautica. 22 May 2021. Polish.