Krosnowice

Krosnowice [krɔsnɔˈvit͡sɛ] (formerly Rankowo, German: Rengersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kłodzko, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

Krosnowice
Village

Krosnowice
Coordinates: 50°23′13″N 16°38′0″E / 50.38694°N 16.63333°E / 50.38694; 16.63333Coordinates: 50°23′13″N 16°38′0″E / 50.38694°N 16.63333°E / 50.38694; 16.63333
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Kłodzko
Gmina	Kłodzko
Population	2,954

It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Kłodzko, and 87 kilometres (54 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 2,954.

Notable residents

Dieter Damerius (born 1924), Wehrmacht officer
Georg Dörffel (1914–1944), Luftwaffe officer
Robert Stein (1857-1917), Arctic explorer and translator of local native languages

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

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