Staniszów

Staniszów [staˈniʂuf] (German: Stonsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Podgórzyn, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) south of Jelenia Góra, and 97 km (60 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Staniszów Stonsdorf
Village
Church of the Transfiguration in Staniszów
Staniszów Location of Staniszów Staniszów Staniszów (Poland)
Coordinates: 50°50′59″N 15°43′34″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Powiat	Jelenia Góra
Gmina	Podgórzyn
Population	640

There used to be a Bismarck tower on the village's highest point, Prudelberg Hill, erected in 1901 when the area was part of Germany. The monument was destroyed after 1945; its base has been preserved. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. The herbal bitter Echt Stonsdorfer, still produced in Germany, originated in this village.

As of 2011, the village had a population of 817.[2]

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. "STANISZÓW in Podgórzyn (Jelenia Góra Subregion)". Retrieved 13 August 2020.