Zagórze Śląskie | |
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Village | |
![]() Zagórze Śląskie from Grodno castle | |
Coordinates: 50°45′N 16°24′E / 50.750°N 16.400°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Wałbrzych |
Gmina | Walim |
Zagórze Śląskie [zaˈɡuʐɛ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ] ( German: Kynau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walim, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. [1]
The settlement within the northern Owl Mountains lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Walim, 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Wałbrzych, and 62 kilometres (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Zagórze Śląskie arouse at the foot of Grodno Castle (Kynsburg) built in the late 13th century by Duke Bolko I the Strict as a fortress near the border with the Kingdom of Bohemia. After it had fallen to the Bohemian crown in 1368 it was held as a fief by various possessors, among them the Counts of Hoberg at Książ until 1567 and Prince Michael the Brave of Wallachia.
Zagórze Śląskie | |
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Village | |
![]() Zagórze Śląskie from Grodno castle | |
Coordinates: 50°45′N 16°24′E / 50.750°N 16.400°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Wałbrzych |
Gmina | Walim |
Zagórze Śląskie [zaˈɡuʐɛ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ] ( German: Kynau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walim, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. [1]
The settlement within the northern Owl Mountains lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Walim, 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Wałbrzych, and 62 kilometres (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Zagórze Śląskie arouse at the foot of Grodno Castle (Kynsburg) built in the late 13th century by Duke Bolko I the Strict as a fortress near the border with the Kingdom of Bohemia. After it had fallen to the Bohemian crown in 1368 it was held as a fief by various possessors, among them the Counts of Hoberg at Książ until 1567 and Prince Michael the Brave of Wallachia.