Kruszyna, Opole Voivodeship
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Kruszyna k is a village
in the administrative district of Gmina Skarbimierz
, within Brzeg County
, Opole Voivodeship
, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Skarbimierz
, 6 km (4 mi) south-east of Brzeg
, and 33 km (21 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
).
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in the administrative district of Gmina Skarbimierz
Gmina Skarbimierz
Gmina Skarbimierz is a rural gmina in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is Skarbimierz Osiedle, near to the village of Skarbimierz, which lies approximately south-west of Brzeg and north-west of the regional capital Opole.The gmina covers an area of , and as of...
, within Brzeg County
Brzeg County
Brzeg County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Brzeg, which lies north-west...
, Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...
, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Skarbimierz
Skarbimierz, Opole Voivodeship
Skarbimierz is a village in Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Skarbimierz...
, 6 km (4 mi) south-east of Brzeg
Brzeg
Brzeg is a town in southwestern Poland with 38,496 inhabitants , situated in Silesia in the Opole Voivodeship on the left bank of the Oder...
, and 33 km (21 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole
Opole
Opole is a city in southern Poland on the Oder River . It has a population of 125,992 and is the capital of the Upper Silesia, Opole Voivodeship and, also the seat of Opole County...
.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
Territorial changes of Poland after World War II
The territorial changes of Poland after World War II were very extensive. In 1945, following the Second World War, Poland's borders were redrawn following the decisions made at the Potsdam Conference of 1945 at the insistence of the Soviet Union...
).