Biskupów

Biskupów
Village
Church
Biskupów
Coordinates: 50°23′N 17°18′E / 50.383°N 17.300°E / 50.383; 17.300
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Nysa
Gmina	Głuchołazy

Biskupów [bisˈkupuf] (German Bischofswalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głuchołazy, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.^[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Głuchołazy, 11 km (7 mi) south of Nysa, and 55 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

Notable residents

Johannes Ronge (1813–1887), founder of the German Catholics
Bernard Sannig

References

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

Gmina Głuchołazy

Town and seat	Głuchołazy

Villages	Biskupów Bodzanów Burgrabice Charbielin Gierałcice Jarnołtówek Konradów Markowice Nowy Las Nowy Świętów Podlesie Pokrzywna Polski Świętów Rudawa Skowronków Sławniowice Stary Las Sucha Kamienica Wilamowice Nyskie

Coordinates: 50°23′N 17°18′E / 50.383°N 17.300°E / 50.383; 17.300

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