Czerwony Kościół

Czerwony Kościół
Village
Czerwony Kościół
Coordinates: 51°11′18″N 16°03′42″E / 51.18833°N 16.06167°E / 51.18833; 16.06167Coordinates: 51°11′18″N 16°03′42″E / 51.18833°N 16.06167°E / 51.18833; 16.06167
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Legnica County
Gmina	Krotoszyce

Czerwony Kościół [t͡ʂɛrˈvɔnɨ ˈkɔɕt͡ɕuu̯] (German: Rothkirch) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krotoszyce, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Legnica, and 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

References

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

Gmina Krotoszyce
Seat	Krotoszyce
Other villages	Babin Czerwony Kościół Dunino Janowice Duże Kościelec Kozice Krajów Prostynia Szymanowice Tyńczyk Legnicki Warmątowice Sienkiewiczowskie Wilczyce Winnica Złotniki

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