Rożnów, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Rożnów.
Rożnów
Village
Rożnów is located in Poland
Rożnów
Rożnów
Coordinates: 51°03′22″N 18°08′47″E / 51.05611°N 18.14639°E / 51.05611; 18.14639
Country Poland
VoivodeshipOpole
CountyKluczbork
GminaWołczyn

Rożnów [ˈrɔʐnuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołczyn, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Rosen belonged to the Kreis Kreuzburg (1742 to 1945), Province of Silesia (1815 to 1919), Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire.

There is a pyramid-shaped tomb here, built in 1780 during the German-Prussian era when the village was called Ober-Rosen. It was designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans (who also designed the Brandenburg Gate) and housed the tombs of Prussian general Karl Adolf August von Eben und Brunnen and his closest relatives.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "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).


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