Krośnice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Krośnice.

Krośnice
Village
Krośnice
Coordinates: 51°28′N 17°22′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Milicz
Gmina	Krośnice
Population	1,800

Krośnice ([krɔɕˈnit͡sɛ]) (German: Kraschnitz) is a village in Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Krośnice. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Milicz and 45 km (28 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

Count Adalbert von der Recke had established a Samaritan psychiatric hospital for children here in 1860, modeled after his orphanage in Düsseltal, Rhineland.

References

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