Staniszów
Staniszów [staˈniʂuf] (German: Stonsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Podgórzyn, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) south of Jelenia Góra, and 97 km (60 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 640.
Staniszów Stonsdorf | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Transfiguration in Staniszów | |
  Staniszów Location of Staniszów  Staniszów Staniszów (Poland) | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′59″N 15°43′34″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship |  |
| Powiat | Jelenia Góra |
| Gmina | Podgórzyn |
| Population | 640 |
Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. There used to be a Bismarck tower on the village's highest point, Prudelberg Hill, erected in 1901 when the area was part of Germany. The monument was destroyed after 1945; its base has been preserved. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. The herbal bitter Echt Stonsdorfer, still produced in Germany, originated in this village.
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