Sośnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Sośnica
Village
Sośnica
Coordinates: 51°2′N 16°47′E / 51.033°N 16.783°E / 51.033; 16.783
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wrocław County
Gmina Kąty Wrocławskie

Sośnica [sɔɕˈnit͡sa] (German: Schosnitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kąty Wrocławskie, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Kąty Wrocławskie and 21 km (13 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Field Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher is buried here. His remains were moved after the Cold War by a local priest from the original tomb in nearby Krobielowice (Krieblowitz), which was desecrated by Russian soldiers in 1945.

References

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

Coordinates: 51°02′00″N 16°47′00″E / 51.0333°N 16.7833°E / 51.0333; 16.7833

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