Bliszczyce
| Bliszczyce | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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  Bliszczyce | |
| Coordinates: 50°5′N 17°45′E / 50.083°N 17.750°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Głubczyce |
| Gmina | Branice |
Bliszczyce [bliʂˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] (German: Bleischwitz, Czech: Bližčice or Blížčice) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Branice, within Głubczyce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Branice, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Głubczyce, and 67 km (42 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).
In the village is a hill Barania Kopa (411.3 metres, Czeska Górka too, Czech: Obecní kopec, German: Gemeinde Berg) and this hill is one of several stops tourist route of Bronisław Juzwiszyn.
Natives
- Alfons Tracki (1896–1946) – German priest in Albania
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