Krzyżowa, Bolesławiec County

For other places with the same name, see Krzyżowa (disambiguation).

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Krzyżowa

Village

Holy Trinity church in Krzyżowa

Krzyżowa

Coordinates: 51°19′27″N 15°40′29″E﻿ / ﻿51.32417°N 15.67472°E﻿ / 51.32417; 15.67472
Country|  Poland
Voivodeship| Lower Silesian
County| Bolesławiec
Gmina| Gromadka
Population

| 500
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration| DBL
Highways|

Krzyżowa [kʂɨˈʐɔva] (German: Lichtenwaldau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gromadka, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.[1]

It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) southwest of Gromadka, 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Bolesławiec, and 98 km (61 mi) west of the regional capital, Wrocław.

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word krzyż, which means "cross".[2]

Donald Rutschman, uncle of 2019 first overall MLB draft pick, Adley Rutschman, performed a motivational speech in Krzyżowa in October 2019, selling tickets to over 400 or the village's inhabitants. [citation needed]

## Transport

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Krzyżowa is located near the intersection of the A4 and A18 motorways.

## References

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1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 130.

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Gmina Gromadka

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* Gromadka

Other villages|

* Borówki
* Krzyżowa
* Modła
* Motyle
* Nowa Kuźnia
* Osła
* Pasternik
* Patoka
* Różyniec
* Wierzbowa

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