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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Jerzmanowa

Local time
  
Saturday 5:32 AM

Powiat
  
Głogów

Population
  
600

Jerzmanowa

Weather
  
0°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 99% Humidity

Voivodeship
  
Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Jerzmanowa [jɛʐmaˈnɔva] is a village in Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Jerzmanowa. Before 1945, the village was part of Germany and known as Hermsdorf.

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Map of Jerzmanowa, Poland

After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and were replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

The village has an approximate population of 600. It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) south of Głogów, and 87 km (54 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The municipality consists of 12 villages. (German names up until 1945)

Notable People

  • Charles Gotthold Reichel (1751-1825), bishop
  • Hermann Schwarz (1843–1921), German mathematician
  • References

    Jerzmanowa Wikipedia