Chróścice

Chróścice
—  Village  —
Saint Jadwiga Church
Chróścice
Coordinates: 50°46′41″N 17°48′46″E / 50.77806°N 17.81278°E / 50.77806; 17.81278
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole Voivodeship
County	Opole County
Gmina	Dobrzeń Wielki
Population	3,000
Website	http://chroscice.eu

Chróścice [xruɕˈt​͡ɕit​͡sɛ] (German Chrosczütz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Dobrzeń Wielki and 15 km (9 mi) north-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 3,000.

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 50°46′41″N 17°48′46″E / 50.77806°N 17.81278°E / 50.77806; 17.81278