Brzezinka Średzka
Village
Our Lady Queen of Poland church in Brzezinka Średzka
Our Lady Queen of Poland church in Brzezinka Średzka
Brzezinka Średzka is located in Poland
Brzezinka Średzka
Brzezinka Średzka
Brzezinka Średzka is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Brzezinka Średzka
Brzezinka Średzka
Coordinates: 51°13′N 16°50′E / 51.217°N 16.833°E / 51.217; 16.833
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚroda Śląska
GminaMiękinia
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDSR

Brzezinka Średzka (Polish: [bʐɛˈʑiŋka ˈɕrɛt͡ska]; German: Klein Bresa) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miękinia, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Miękinia, 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Środa Śląska, and 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of central Wrocław.

The village is connected by rail to Wrocław through the PKP. The village also contains the 19th-century Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland. Alongside this is the remnants of former aristocratic land holdings in the village, such as a manor and the tombs located in the forest near the Church. Also, in the center of the village one can find the remnants of the PGR.

History

The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. Centuries later it passed to Bohemia (Czechia), Prussia and Germany. It became again part of Poland following Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945.

References

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


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