Kije, Lubusz Voivodeship

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other places with the same name, see Kije.
Kije
Village
Kije is located in Poland
Kije
Kije
Coordinates: 52°6′N 15°32′E / 52.100°N 15.533°E / 52.100; 15.533
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
CountyZielona Góra County
GminaSulechów

Kije [ˈkijɛ] (German: Kay) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulechów, within Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Sulechów and 18 km (11 mi) north of Zielona Góra.

During the Seven Years' War on 23 July 1759 it was the site of the Battle of Kay, where Prussian Army forces under Lieutenant General Carl Heinrich von Wedel fought against the Imperial Russian Army led by Pyotr Saltykov.

References[]

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


Coordinates: 52°06′00″N 15°32′00″E / 52.1000°N 15.5333°E / 52.1000; 15.5333

Stub icon

This Zielona Góra County location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

Retrieved from ""