Krośnice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Krośnice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Milicz
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Krośnice
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:51.4667°N 39°W
Population Total:1800

Krośnice (German: Kraschnitz) is a village in Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Krośnice. It lies approximately 10km (10miles) south-east of Milicz and 450NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

Count Adalbert von der Recke had established a Samaritan psychiatric hospital for children here in 1860, modeled after his orphanage in Düsseltal, Rhineland.

Notes and References

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