Żórawina | |
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Village | |
 FortifiedHoly Trinity Church | |
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  Żórawina | |
| Coordinates:50°59′N17°03′E / 50.983°N 17.050°E /50.983; 17.050 | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wrocław |
| Gmina | Żórawina |
| Population | 1,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DWR |
| Highways |  |
Żórawina ([ʐuraˈvina]:German:Rothsürben, 1937–1947:Rothbach)[1][2][3] is a village (formertown) inWrocław County,Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[4] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) calledGmina Żórawina. It lies approximately 16 km (10 mi) south of the regional capitalWrocław.
Żórawina is the site of one of Poland's tallest radio masts, theŻórawina radio transmitter.
There is a mass grave of 27 Polish, French, and Belgian prisoners of war murdered by the Germans in the village duringWorld War II.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the wordżuraw 'crane'.[5]
There is a train station in Żórawina, and theA4 motorway runs just east of the village.
The localfootball club is KS Żórawina.[6] It competes in the lower leagues.
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