Chwalimierz

Chwalimierz
—  Village  —
Chwalimierz
Coordinates: 51°08′36″N 16°36′04″E / 51.14333°N 16.60111°E / 51.14333; 16.60111
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Środa Śląska
Gmina	Środa Śląska

Chwalimierz [xfaˈlimjɛʂ] (German: Frankenthal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Środa Śląska, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

Gates of Chwalimierz Palace

It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-east of Środa Śląska, and 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

About 1885 the merchant Georg von Kramsta had a Neo-Renaissance palace built here, that was destroyed in World War II.

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: 51°08′36″N 16°36′04″E / 51.14333°N 16.60111°E / 51.14333; 16.60111