Zagórze Śląskie Explained

Zagórze Śląskie
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:Walim
Coordinates:50.75°N 40°W
Pushpin Map:Poland

Zagórze Śląskie (German: Kynau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walim, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

The settlement within the northern Owl Mountains lies approximately 7km (04miles) north-west of Walim, 10km (10miles) south-east of Wałbrzych, and 62km (39miles) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

Zagórze Śląskie arose at the foot of Grodno Castle (Kynsburg) built in the late 13th century by Duke Bolko I the Strict as a fortress near the border with the Kingdom of Bohemia. After it had fallen to the Bohemian crown in 1368 it was held as a fief by various possessors, among them the Counts of Hoberg at Książ until 1567 and Prince Michael the Brave of Wallachia.

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Notes and References

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