Burkatów

Burkatów
Village
Burkatów
Coordinates: 50°47′35″N 16°27′58″E / 50.79306°N 16.46611°E / 50.79306; 16.46611
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Świdnica
Gmina Gmina Świdnica

Burkatów [burˈkatuf] (German: Burkersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Świdnica, and 55 kilometres (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. The Battle of Burkersdorf was fought on July 21, 1762 during the Seven Years' War.

Home of the meme 'Kamila, comes from here'

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Coordinates: 50°47′35″N 16°27′58″E / 50.79306°N 16.46611°E / 50.79306; 16.46611

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