Twardocice
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Twardocice t is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pielgrzymka
Gmina Pielgrzymka
Gmina Pielgrzymka is a rural gmina in Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Pielgrzymka, which lies approximately west of Złotoryja, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...

, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in the Lower Silesia province of Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...

 (Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

).

It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Pielgrzymka
Pielgrzymka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Pielgrzymka is a village in Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Pielgrzymka. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....

, 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Złotoryja, and 89 kilometres (55 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Until the early 18th century, Harpersdorf (now Twardocice) was the home of the Schwenkfelders.
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