Grzędy, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Grzędy
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wałbrzych
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Czarny Bór
Coordinates:50.7456°N 16.1392°W
Pushpin Map:Poland

Grzędy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Bór, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies within the Central Sudetes, approximately 3km (02miles) south of Czarny Bór, 11km (07miles) west of Wałbrzych, and 76km (47miles) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The nearby Wojaczów Castle was erected at the behest of the Silesian duke Bolko I the Strict in the 13th century. Then meant as a fortress of his Duchy of Jawor near the border with Bohemia, it became less important after the Jawor line of the Silesian Piasts became extinct and their territories were incorporated into the Lands of the Bohemian Crown in 1368.

Notable residents

Notes and References

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