Krośnice | |
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  Krośnice | |
| Coordinates: 51°28′N 17°22′E / 51.467°N 17.367°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Milicz |
| Gmina | Krośnice |
| Population | 1,800 |
Krośnice ([krɔɕˈnit͡sɛ]) (German: Kraschnitz) is a village in Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Krośnice. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Milicz and 45 km (28 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.
Count Adalbert von der Recke had established a Samaritan psychiatric hospital for children here in 1860, modeled after his orphanage in Düsseltal, Rhineland.
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