Miszkowice [miʂkɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawka, within Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]
It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Lubawka, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Kamienna Góra, and 89 km (55 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. It is situated on the Złotna River, a tributary of Bóbr.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1289, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.[2]
After World War II, in 1945–1947, Poles expelled from Dolina and Majdan in pre-war south-eastern Poland annexed by the Soviet Union, and from Nowy Sącz settled in Miszkowice.[3]
Gallery
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Ruins of a protestant church
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Bukówka Lake
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Elementary school
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Houses by the main road
References
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Staffa, Marek (2001). Karkonosze (in Polish). Wrocław: Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie. p. 56. ISBN 83-7023-560-3.
- ^ Pawlikowska, Karolina (2016). "Rolnicze spółdzielnie produkcyjne powiatu kamiennogórskiego w latach 1950-1957, cz. 1 – organizacja i uwarunkowania działalności". Rocznik Jeleniogórski (in Polish). Vol. XLVIII. Jelenia Góra. p. 89. ISSN 0080-3480.