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'''Pszenno''' ({{lang-de|Weizenrodau}}) is a village in the administrative district of ], within ], ], in south-western ]. '''Pszenno''' ({{lang-de|Weizenrodau}}) is a village in the administrative district of ], within ], ], in south-western ].


The name literally means ''] uprooting'' and indicates that settlers of the 13th century had cleared the place to grow wheat. The ancestors of the ] family of Prussia came from here. Prior to 1945 it was in ] and named Weizenrodau<ref>German map of 1932: http://download.maps.vlasenko.net/german-1880-1940-25k/5165_weizenrodau_1936.jpg</ref>. The literally means ''] uprooting'' and indicates that German settlers of the 13th century had cleared the place to grow wheat. The ancestors of the ] family of Prussia came from here.


It lies approximately {{convert|9|km|mi|0}} east of ], and {{convert|47|km|mi|0}} south-west of the regional capital ]. It lies approximately {{convert|9|km|mi|0}} east of ], and {{convert|47|km|mi|0}} south-west of the regional capital ].


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{{Gmina Świdnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship}} {{Gmina Świdnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship}}

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Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Pszenno
Village
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚwidnica
GminaGmina Świdnica

Pszenno (Template:Lang-de) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany and named Weizenrodau. The literally means wheat uprooting and indicates that German settlers of the 13th century had cleared the place to grow wheat. The ancestors of the Watzenrode family of Prussia came from here.

It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Świdnica, and 47 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

References

  1. German map of 1932: http://download.maps.vlasenko.net/german-1880-1940-25k/5165_weizenrodau_1936.jpg
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