Chwalimierz

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Chwalimierz
—  Village  —
Chwalimierz (Poland)
Chwalimierz
Chwalimierz
Coordinates: 51°08′36″N 16°36′04″E / 51.14333, 16.60111
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Środa Śląska
Gmina Środa Śląska

Chwalimierz (German: Frankenthal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Środa Śląska, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

Gates of Chwalimierz Palace
Gates of Chwalimierz Palace

It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-east of Środa Śląska, and 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

About 1885 the merchant Georg von Kramsta had a Neo-Renaissance palace built here, that was destroyed in World War II.

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This article includes information taken from the corresponding Polish Wikipedia article as of 24 November 2007.

Coordinates: 51°08′36″N 16°36′04″E / 51.14333, 16.60111

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