Miękinia, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Miękinia [mjɛnˈkiɲa] (German: Nimkau) is a village in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Miękinia. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.
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  Miękinia | |
| Coordinates: 51°10′N 16°46′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Środa Śląska |
| Gmina | Miękinia |
| Population | 1,600 |
It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) east of Środa Śląska, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has a population of 1,600.
Robert Hermann Raudner (1854–1915) the German landscape and genre painter, and etcher, was born at Miękinia, then Nimkau. A street in Miękinia is named after him.[2]
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- "1891 - Wood engraving with a view of Ottobeuren by Hermann Raudner", Ottobeuren Macht Heschichte (Ottobeuren Makes History), Ottobeuren-macht-geschichte.de. Retrieved 5 January 2020
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