Dziewiętlice

Dziewiętlice
—  Village  —
Dziewiętlice
Coordinates:
Country Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Nysa
Gmina Paczków
Population 680

Dziewiętlice ([d​͡ʑɛvjɛnˈtlit​͡sɛ], German: Heinersdorf, Czech: Pruský Jindřichov) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Paczków, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Paczków, 20 km (12 mi) west of Nysa, and 67 km (42 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 680. Czech astronomer Jiří Grygar was born here.

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