Krzyżowice, Brzeg County
Appearance
Krzyżowice | |
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Village | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Opole |
County | Brzeg |
Gmina | Olszanka |
Krzyżowice [kʂɨʐɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German Kreisewitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Olszanka, 8 km (5 mi) south of Brzeg, and 37 km (23 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).
Notable residents
- Moritz Karl Ernst von Prittwitz (1795–1885), Prussian Lieutenant-General
References
50°48′00″N 17°28′00″E / 50.8000°N 17.4667°E