Krzyżowa, Bolesławiec County

For other places with the same name, see Krzyżowa (disambiguation).

Krzyżowa [kʂɨˈʐɔva] (German: Lichtenwaldau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gromadka, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) southwest of Gromadka, 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Bolesławiec, and 98 km (61 mi) west of the regional capital, Wrocław.

Krzyżowa
Village
Holy Trinity church in Krzyżowa
Krzyżowa
Coordinates: 51°19′27″N 15°40′29″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Bolesławiec
Gmina	Gromadka
Population	500
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DBL
Highways

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word krzyż, which means "cross".^[2]

Donald Rutschman, uncle of 2019 first overall MLB draft pick, Adley Rutschman, performed a motivational speech in Krzyżowa in October 2019, selling tickets to over 400 or the village's inhabitants. ^{[citation needed]}

Transport

Krzyżowa is located near the intersection of the A4 and A18 motorways.