Grabowno Wielkie

Grabowno Wielkie
Village
Grabowno Wielkie
Coordinates: 51°20′59″N 17°25′05″E / 51.34972°N 17.41806°E / 51.34972; 17.41806
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Oleśnica
Gmina Twardogóra
Population 1,200

Grabowno Wielkie [ɡraˈbɔvnɔ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] (German: Groß Graben) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Twardogóra, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Twardogóra, 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Oleśnica, and 37 kilometres (23 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław. Grabowno Wielkie is an important railroad junction, where the connection from Wroclaw divides into two lines - towards Ostrów Wielkopolski, and towards Krotoszyn.

The village has a population of 1,200.

References

Coordinates: 51°20′59″N 17°25′05″E / 51.34972°N 17.41806°E / 51.34972; 17.41806

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