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Bolesławice, Świdnica County

Coordinates: 50°53′35″N 16°27′49″E / 50.89306°N 16.46361°E / 50.89306; 16.46361
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Bolesławice
Village
Church of Saint Hedwig
Church of Saint Hedwig
Bolesławice is located in Poland
Bolesławice
Bolesławice
Coordinates: 50°53′35″N 16°27′49″E / 50.89306°N 16.46361°E / 50.89306; 16.46361
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚwidnica
GminaJaworzyna Śląska
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDSW

Bolesławice [bɔlɛswaˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Jaworzyna Śląska, 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 48 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

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When it was part of medieval Piast-ruled Poland, in 1193, the tithe from Bolesławice was granted to the Canons Regular Monastery in Wrocław.[2] The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the Polish male given name Bolesław.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Grünhagen, Colmar (1884). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae (in German). Vol. 7. Josef Max & Comp. p. 56.
  3. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 55.