Kije, Lubusz Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Kije.

Kije
Village
Kije
Coordinates: 52°6′N 15°32′E / 52.100°N 15.533°E / 52.100; 15.533
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Zielona Góra County
Gmina	Sulechów

Kije [ˈkijɛ] (German: Kay) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulechów, within Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Sulechów and 18 km (11 mi) north of Zielona Góra.

During the Seven Years' War on 23 July 1759 it was the site of the Battle of Kay, where Prussian Army forces under Lieutenant General Carl Heinrich von Wedel fought against the Imperial Russian Army led by Pyotr Saltykov.

References

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

Gmina Sulechów

Town and seat	Sulechów

Villages	Boryń Brody Brzezie (Pomorsko) Brzezie (Sulechów) Buków Cigacice Głogusz Górki Małe Górzykowo Kalsk Karczyn Kije Klępsk Krężoły Kruszyna Laskowo Łęgowo Leśna Góra Mozów Nowy Klępsk Nowy Świat Obłotne Okunin Pomorsko Przygubiel Szabliska

Coordinates: 52°06′00″N 15°32′00″E / 52.1000°N 15.5333°E / 52.1000; 15.5333

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