Chróstnik [ˈxrustnik] (German: Brauchitschdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubin, within Lubin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Chróstnik
Village
An 18th-century restored palace in Chróstnik
An 18th-century restored palace in Chróstnik
Chróstnik is located in Poland
Chróstnik
Chróstnik
Coordinates: 51°21′N 16°10′E / 51.350°N 16.167°E / 51.350; 16.167
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship
CountyLubin
GminaLubin

It is approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Lubin, and 66 kilometres (41 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

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The village is originally mentioned as Old Polish Chrustenik (meaning shrubbery or brushwood) with the parish church under the patronage of a Boleslaw von Brauchitsch in 1222. Members of the Brauchitsch noble family were landowners here up to 1633.

The Baroque Brauchitschdorf Palace was erected from 1723 to 1728 and enlarged in 1909. After World War II the Red Army plundered the building.[citation needed] A fire in September 1976 destroyed the building further. Polish entrepreneur Dariusz Miłek bought the ruins from the Polish state and began restoring the palace.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.