Krasków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Krasków [ˈkraskuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

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Country Poland
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
Vehicle registrationDSW
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Krasków
Village
Krasków Palace
Krasków Palace
Krasków is located in Poland
Krasków
Krasków
Coordinates: 50°54′48″N 16°35′12″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚwidnica
GminaMarcinowice
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDSW
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Etymology

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word kraska, which means "roller".[2]

Sights

Krasków is the site of a Baroque palace, built by the Bohemian Zedlitz-Leipe noble family in 1746, allegedly according to plans by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach. Situated in a park laid out by Peter Joseph Lenné in 1848 it today serves as a hotel.

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