Gierczyn Explained

Gierczyn
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lwówek Śląski
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Mirsk
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:50.9167°N 39°W
Elevation Max M:600
Elevation Min M:420
Population Total:300
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:DLW

Gierczyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.

It lies approximately 6km (04miles) south of Mirsk, 260NaN0 south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 1180NaN0 west of the regional capital Wrocław.

A trade route connecting Jelenia Góra with Frýdlant and Zittau passed through the village in the late medieval and early modern periods.[1]

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  1. Book: Boguszewicz, Artur. Corona Silesiae. 2010. Wrocław. pl. Wydział Nauk Historycznych i Pedagogicznych Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. 43. 978-83-922130-8-6.