Żórawina

Żórawina
Village

Coat of arms
Żórawina
Coordinates: 50°59′N 17°03′E / 50.983°N 17.050°E / 50.983; 17.050Coordinates: 50°59′N 17°03′E / 50.983°N 17.050°E / 50.983; 17.050
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wrocław County
Gmina Żórawina
Population 1,700

Żórawina [ʐuraˈvina] (German: Rothsürben) is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Żórawina. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

The village has a population of 1,700. It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of the regional capital, which is Wrocław.

Żórawina is the site of one of Poland's tallest radio masts, the Żórawina radio transmitter.

References

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


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