Żórawina
Żórawina | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Fortified Holy Trinity Church | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′N 17°03′E / 50.983°N 17.050°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wrocław |
| Gmina | Żórawina |
| Population | 1,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DWR |
| Highways | |
Żórawina ([ʐuraˈvina]: German: Rothsürben, 1937–1947: Rothbach) is a village (former town) in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Żórawina. It lies approximately 16 km (10 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.
Żórawina is the site of one of Poland's tallest radio masts, the Żórawina radio transmitter.
There is a mass grave of 27 Polish, French, and Belgian prisoners of war murdered by the Germans in the village during World War II.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word żuraw 'crane'.