Stary Zawidów
Appearance
Stary Zawidów | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°1′N 15°5′E / 51.017°N 15.083°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Zgorzelec |
Gmina | Sulików |
Stary Zawidów [ˈstarɨ zaˈviduf] (Template:Lang-de) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulików, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Sulików, 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Zgorzelec, and 138 kilometres (86 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Prior to 1945 it was part of the German Province of Silesia. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.
Notable residents
- Jakob Böhme (1575–1624), German Christian mystic and theologian