Gościszów

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Gościszów

Total population

1,490

Coordinates51.16°, 15.45°

Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Gościszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogrodziec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

O

Oskar Freiherr von Boenigk

German flying ace (1893–1946)

Johann Gottlieb Benjamin Siegert

German physician (1796-1870)

Balthasar Rhaw

German historian and theologian

H

Heinz Pöhler

German politician (1919-1989)

H

Hans-Oiseau Kalkmann

German sculptor

K

Karl Friedrich Wilhelm von Boehmer

E

Elias Nathusius

German cantor

Alfred von Meysenbug

German comics artist (1940–2020)

H

Hugo Emil Schober

German university teacher (1820-1882)

F

Friedrich Karl von Eggeling

German non-fiction writer

H

Hans Kampffmeyer (1876–1932)

Activist in the Garden City Movement (1876-1932)

H

Hans Skirecki

German translator (1935–2016)

H

Helmut Seidel

German philosopher (1929–2007)

J

Joseph Schnabel

German composer, church musician and choir director (1767–1831)

M

Mark von Wietersheim

German politician (1897-1969)

N

Nikolaus Fischer

German provost (1791-1858)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lower Silesia

• Milików
  2.4 mi away · pop. 1,000
• Kotliska
  2.8 mi away
• Mściszów
  2.9 mi away
• Włodzice Małe
  3.5 mi away
• Rakowice Małe
  3.8 mi away
• Wolbromów
  3.9 mi away · pop. 130
• Radostów
  4.4 mi away
• Parzyce
  5.3 mi away · pop. 758
• Nawojów Śląski
  5.4 mi away
• Zebrzydowa
  5.5 mi away · pop. 1,526
• Radogoszcz
  5.9 mi away
• Czerna
  6 mi away · pop. 1,100

Browse all places in Lower Silesia →

Recently spotted species

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Seen 2026-09-25

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema meridionale

Seen 2026-09-25

German Yellowjacket

Vespula germanica

Seen 2026-09-25

Oak Eggar

Lasiocampa quercus

Seen 2026-09-23

Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

Seen 2026-09-23

Eurasian Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula

Seen 2026-09-21

wall-rue

Asplenium ruta-muraria

Seen 2026-09-19

European Firebug

Pyrrhocoris apterus

Seen 2026-09-19

Blood Vein

Timandra comae

Seen 2026-09-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers