Jasna Góra, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
50°52′24″N 14°57′35″E / 50.87333°N 14.95972°E / 50.87333; 14.95972Country PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyZgorzelecGminaBogatynia

Jasna Góra [ˈjasna ˈɡura] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech and German borders.[1] Founded during the Piast dynasty in the 1300s, it was seized by Germany prior to its return in 1945.

It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Bogatynia, 31 kilometres (19 mi) south of Zgorzelec, and 149 kilometres (93 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

References

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