Droglowice

Droglowice
Village
Droglowice
Location of Droglowice
Coordinates: 51°39′53″N 16°13′55″E / 51.66472°N 16.23194°E / 51.66472; 16.23194Coordinates: 51°39′53″N 16°13′55″E / 51.66472°N 16.23194°E / 51.66472; 16.23194
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Głogów
Gmina Pęcław

Droglowice [drɔɡlɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Drogelwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pęcław, within Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) north of Pęcław, 11 km (7 mi) east of Głogów, and 82 km (51 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Notable residents

Princess Marie Adelheid of Lippe (1895-1993), a prominent Nazi and member of a royal family until the collapse of the German Empire in 1905, was born in the castle here.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ http://thepeerage.com/p11147.htm#i111462
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