Mieszkowice, Opole Voivodeship

For the town of the same name, see Mieszkowice.
Mieszkowice
Village

Saint George church
Mieszkowice
Coordinates: 50°22′56″N 17°28′59″E / 50.38222°N 17.48306°E / 50.38222; 17.48306
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Prudnik
Gmina Prudnik
Highest elevation 306 m (1,004 ft)
Lowest elevation 250 m (820 ft)
Population 489

Mieszkowice [mjɛʂkɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German Dittmannsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prudnik, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Prudnik and 45 km (28 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).

The village has a population of 489.

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Coordinates: 50°22′56″N 17°28′59″E / 50.38222°N 17.48306°E / 50.38222; 17.48306

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