Gronowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Gronowice
Village
Gronowice
Coordinates: 51°12′19″N 17°44′36″E / 51.20528°N 17.74333°E / 51.20528; 17.74333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyOleśnica
GminaDziadowa Kłoda
Postal code
56-504[1]
Vehicle registrationDOL

Gronowice [ɡrɔnɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dziadowa Kłoda, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[2]

The village dates back to the Middle Ages. In 1416, it was mentioned as Granowicz.[3]

The village was home to a private zoological collection, which in 1818–1819 became the nucleus of the Zoological Cabinet of the University of Warsaw.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  3. ^ a b Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (in Polish). Vol. II. Warszawa. 1881. p. 852.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ Brzęk, Gabriel (1997). "Pozauczelniane ośrodki nauk zoologicznych w Polsce od połowy XIX wieku do roku 1918". Analecta: studia i materiały z dziejów nauki (in Polish). Vol. 6, no. 1 (11). Instytut Historii Nauki Polskiej Akademii Nauk. p. 203. ISSN 1509-0957.