Staniszów

Staniszów [staˈniʂuf] (German: Stonsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Podgórzyn, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) south of Jelenia Góra, and 97 km (60 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Staniszów

Stonsdorf
Village
Church of the Transfiguration in Staniszów
Staniszów
Location of Staniszów
Staniszów
Staniszów (Poland)
Coordinates: 50°50′59″N 15°43′34″E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
PowiatJelenia Góra
GminaPodgórzyn
Population
640

There used to be a Bismarck tower on the village's highest point, Prudelberg Hill, erected in 1901 when the area was part of Germany. The monument was destroyed after 1945; its base has been preserved.

As of 2011, the village had a population of 817.[2]

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