Podgórzyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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Podgórzyn p is a village in Jelenia Góra County
, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina
) called Gmina Podgórzyn
. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany
. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Jelenia Góra
and 101 km (63 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has a population of 1,700.
Jelenia Góra County
Jelenia Góra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998....
, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
) called Gmina Podgórzyn
Gmina Podgórzyn
Gmina Podgórzyn is a rural gmina in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Podgórzyn, which lies approximately south-west of Jelenia Góra and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...
. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Jelenia Góra
Jelenia Góra
----Jelenia Góra is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish, Czech and German. It is close to the Krkonoše mountain range running along the Polish-Czech border – ski resorts such as Karpacz and Szklarska Poręba can be found...
and 101 km (63 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has a population of 1,700.