Sośnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Sośnica.

Sośnica
Village
Exaltation of the Holy Cross church
Sośnica
Coordinates: 51°2′N 16°47′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Wrocław
Gmina	Kąty Wrocławskie

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

Etymology

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word sosna which means "pine".[2][3] It was first mentioned as Sosnic in 1244, when it was part of Piast-ruled Poland.[2]

Sights

The landmarks of Sośnica are the Sośnica Palace and the Gothic Exaltation of the Holy Cross church.

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,^[citation needed] which was desecrated by Soviet soldiers in 1945.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 178.
3. Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 31.