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(Redirected from Bunzelwitz) For other places with the same name, see Bolesławice. Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Bolesławice
Village
Church of Saint HedwigChurch of Saint Hedwig
Bolesławice is located in PolandBolesławiceBolesławice
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 is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. 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

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

References

  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.
Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska
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