Bobrowice, Krosno Odrzańskie County

For other places with the same name, see Bobrowice.

Bobrowice
Village
Main street with parish church
Coat of arms
Bobrowice
Coordinates: 51°57′13″N 15°5′5″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Krosno Odrzańskie
Gmina	Bobrowice
Elevation	65 m (213 ft)
Population	884

Bobrowice [bɔbrɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Bobersberg) is a village in Krosno Odrzańskie County, in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Bobrowice.

Geography

It lies on the Bóbr River, approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Krosno Odrzańskie and 29 km (18 mi) west of Zielona Góra. The village has a population of 884.

History

Together with the neighbouring town of Krosno, the area of Bobrowice from the 12th century on was part of the Duchy of Silesia, located near the western border with the Imperial March of Lusatia (later Lower Lusatia).

Part of the Silesian Duchy of Głogów under the Piast duke Konrad I from 1251 on, the settlement in 1476 belonged to the inheritance of Barbara of Brandenburg, widow of the last Głogów duke Henry XI, and therefore claimed by her father Elector Albert Achilles of Brandenburg. The acquisition was officially acknowledged by Ferdinand I of Habsburg in his capacity as Bohemian king in 1538, whereafter Bobrowice was incorporated into the Neumark district of Brandenburg.

As part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and were replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

Notable residents

• Helmut Adam (1916–1942) Wehrmacht officer