Gozdnica

Gozdnica

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Gozdnica
Coordinates: 51°26′20″N 15°5′44″E / 51.43889°N 15.09556°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Żagań
Gmina Gozdnica (urban gmina)
Area
  Total 23.97 km2 (9.25 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 3,454
  Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Postal code 68-130
Website http://www.gozdnica.pl

Gozdnica [ɡɔzdˈɲit͡sa] (German: Freiwaldau) is a town in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,804 inhabitants (2004). Situated close to Lower Silesian Voivodeship, 25 km (15.53 mi) na north-west of Żagań and 15 km (9.32 mi) east of Przewóz. Voivodeship roads number 300 and 350 are passing through Gozdnica.

Until World War II the town was in Germany. After 1945 the native German population was expelled and replaced with Poles.

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Coordinates: 51°26′20″N 15°05′44″E / 51.43889°N 15.09556°E