Proszówka

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
51°00′28″N 15°25′30″E / 51.00778°N 15.42500°E / 51.00778; 15.42500Country PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyLwówek ŚląskiGminaGryfów ŚląskiTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Proszówka [prɔˈʂufka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfów Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Gryfów Śląski, 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 114 kilometres (71 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The most prominent landmark of Proszówka is the Gryf Castle, a medieval stronghold of local Polish dukes of the Piast dynasty. Other landmarks are the 17th-century Baroque chapel of St. Leopold and the 18th-century palace complex.

  • Gryf Castle
    Gryf Castle
  • St. Leopold chapel
    St. Leopold chapel
  • 19th-century view of the village
    19th-century view of the village

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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