Posada, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Posada [pɔˈsada] (German: Rusdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogatynia, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is located in a Polish salient between the Czech Republic and Germany.

For other places with the same name, see Posada.
Posada
Village
Half-timbered house in Posada
Posada
Posada
Coordinates: 50°59′33″N 14°56′03″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyZgorzelec
GminaBogatynia
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationDZG

It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Bogatynia, 18 km (11 mi) south of Zgorzelec, and 148 km (92 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History
Evangelical chapel and school (2017)

In the Early Middle Ages, Posada was a stronghold of the Bieżuńczanie tribe,[2] one of the Polish tribes.[3] Since the 11th century, the settlement was under Polish, Czech, Hungarian and Saxon rule, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany. After the defeat of Germany in World War II in 1945, it became again part of Poland.

References
  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Bena, Waldemar (2006). Szlakiem grodzisk słowiańskich i średniowiecznych zamków (in Polish and German). Zgorzelec. pp. 9–10.
  3. "Plemiona polskie". Encyklopedia Internautica (in Polish). Retrieved 26 December 2020.


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