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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Legnickie Pole

Local time
  
Friday 4:52 PM

County
  
Legnica County

Population
  
360

Koskowice

Weather
  
11°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 71% Humidity

Voivodeship
  
Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Koskowice [kɔskɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Koischwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Legnickie Pole, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Legnickie Pole, 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Legnica, and 56 kilometres (35 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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Map of Koskowice, Poland

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. 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 village has a population of 360.

Notable residents

  • Daniel Czepko von Reigersfeld (1605–1660), German Lutheran poet and dramatist
  • References

    Koskowice Wikipedia