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