Jasienica Górna Explained

Jasienica Górna
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Poland
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Opole
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Nysa
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Otmuchów
Coordinates:50.3992°N 17.1289°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:400
Population Footnotes:(approx.)

Jasienica Górna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Otmuchów, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1]

It lies approximately 9km (06miles) south-west of Otmuchów, 170NaN0 south-west of Nysa, and 650NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Opole.

History

The present-day Polish village Jasienica Górna and the present-day Czech village Horní Heřmanice, directly across the Czech side of the border, were once a single village. After the Silesian Wars, the newly drawn border divided the village in two. The division continued through the Communist era of 1945–1989, and the border was not easily crossed until the two countries joined the Schengen Area in 2007.[2]

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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: Special Locations . 2019-03-27 . The Weekly Leaf . German.