Zwanowice, Brzeg County
For other places with the same name, see Zwanowice.
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Coordinates: 50°49′10″N 17°35′1″E / 50.81944°N 17.58361°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Opole |
County | Brzeg |
Gmina | Skarbimierz |
Zwanowice [zvanɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Schwanowitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Skarbimierz, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Skarbimierz, 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Brzeg, and 30 km (19 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).
Notable residents
- Udo von Woyrsch (1895–1983), SS Obergruppenführer
References
Coordinates: 50°49′10″N 17°35′1″E / 50.81944°N 17.58361°E
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