Krzyżowa, Bolesławiec County Explained

Krzyżowa
Total Type: 
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bolesławiec
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gromadka
Pushpin Map:Poland#Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates:51.3242°N 15.6747°W
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:500
Postal Code:59-706
Registration Plate:DBL
Blank Name Sec2:Highways

Krzyżowa (German: Lichtenwaldau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gromadka, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 80NaN0 southwest of Gromadka, 100NaN0 northeast of Bolesławiec, and 980NaN0 west of the regional capital, Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word krzyż, which means "cross".[2]

Donald Rutschman, uncle of 2019 first overall MLB draft pick, Adley Rutschman, performed a motivational speech in Krzyżowa in October 2019, selling tickets to over 400 or the village's inhabitants.

Transport

Krzyżowa is located near the intersection of the A4 and A18 motorways.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Damrot, Konstanty. 1896. Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde. de. Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. 130.