Gościkowo | |
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Village | |
 Gościkowo-Paradyż Abbey | |
  Gościkowo | |
| Coordinates: 52°20′N 15°32′E / 52.333°N 15.533°E | |
| Country | 
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| County | Świebodzin |
| Gmina | Świebodzin |
| Population | 380 |
Gościkowo (Polish: [ɡɔɕt͡ɕiˈkɔvɔ]), formerly Paradyż, formerly German: Paradies [1]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świebodzin, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. [2] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Świebodzin, 44 km (27 mi) north of Zielona Góra, and 49 km (30 mi) south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
In the 13th century, the village was known as Gościchowo which is the source of the modern name. In 1230 Mikołaj Bronisz ( Wieniawa) granted the area to the Cistercians who gave it the Latin name Paradius Matris Dei, from which Paradies and Paradyż were derived.
References
- ^ Thum, Gregor (2011). "Chapter Eight: Cleansing Memory". Uprooted: How Breslau Became Wrocław During the Century of Expulsions. United States of America: Princeton University Press. pp. 248–249. ISBN 978-0-691-15291-2.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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Gościkowo | |
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Village | |
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Gościkowo-Paradyż Abbey | |
Gościkowo | |
| Coordinates: 52°20′N 15°32′E / 52.333°N 15.533°E | |
| Country |
Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| County | Świebodzin |
| Gmina | Świebodzin |
| Population | 380 |
Gościkowo (Polish: [ɡɔɕt͡ɕiˈkɔvɔ]), formerly Paradyż, formerly German: Paradies [1]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świebodzin, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. [2] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Świebodzin, 44 km (27 mi) north of Zielona Góra, and 49 km (30 mi) south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
In the 13th century, the village was known as Gościchowo which is the source of the modern name. In 1230 Mikołaj Bronisz ( Wieniawa) granted the area to the Cistercians who gave it the Latin name Paradius Matris Dei, from which Paradies and Paradyż were derived.
References
- ^ Thum, Gregor (2011). "Chapter Eight: Cleansing Memory". Uprooted: How Breslau Became Wrocław During the Century of Expulsions. United States of America: Princeton University Press. pp. 248–249. ISBN 978-0-691-15291-2.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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