Gierczyn
Gierczyn [ˈɡʲɛrt͡ʂɨn] (German: Giehren) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.
Gierczyn | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary | |
  Gierczyn | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′N 15°24′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Lwówek Śląski |
| Gmina | Mirsk |
| Highest elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 300 |
It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Mirsk, 26 km (16 mi) south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 118 km (73 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Notable people
- Andrzej Biegalski, Polish boxer
Bibliography
- Birecki T., 1959, "Złoże cyny w Przecznicy (Dolny Śląsk)." [Lode Of Tin Ore In Przecznica (Lower Silesia)]; in: Zeszyty Naukowe AGH, No. 22, Geologia vol.3, pp. 35–53, Kraków (in Polish)
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