Krzyżowice, Brzeg County

For other places with the same name, see Krzyżowice.

Krzyżowice
Village
Church of the Ascension
Krzyżowice
Coordinates: 50°48′N 17°28′E / 50.800°N 17.467°E / 50.800; 17.467
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Brzeg
Gmina	Olszanka

Krzyżowice [kʂɨʐɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German Kreisewitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszanka, within Brzeg County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Olszanka, 8 km (5 mi) south of Brzeg, and 37 km (23 mi) north-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

Notable residents

Moritz Karl Ernst von Prittwitz (1795–1885), Prussian Lieutenant-General

References

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

Gmina Olszanka

Seat	Olszanka

Other villages	Czeska Wieś Gierszowice Jankowice Wielkie Janów Krzyżowice Michałów Obórki Pogorzela Przylesie

Coordinates: 50°48′00″N 17°28′00″E / 50.8000°N 17.4667°E / 50.8000; 17.4667

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