Rokitki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Rokitki
Village
Rokitki
Coordinates: 51°20′23″N 15°53′41″E / 51.33972°N 15.89472°E / 51.33972; 15.89472
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Legnica County
Gmina Gmina Chojnów
Population
  Total 1,010
For other places with the same name, see Rokitki (disambiguation).

Rokitki [rɔˈkitki] (German: Reisicht) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Chojnów, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The Bibran-Modlau and Senden-Bibran families had a large castle and estate here. The neo-gothic structure was torn down in 1956. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Chojnów, 24 km (15 mi) north-west of Legnica, and 84 km (52 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 1,010.

References

Castle Reisicht (torn down 1956), home of both Bibran-Modlau and later Senden-Bibran


Coordinates: 51°20′23.1″N 15°53′40.9″E / 51.339750°N 15.894694°E / 51.339750; 15.894694

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