Miedzianka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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 Miedzianka
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| Coordinates: 50°52′40″N 15°56′40″E / 50.87778°N 15.94444°ECoordinates: 50°52′40″N 15°56′40″E / 50.87778°N 15.94444°E | |
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Powiat | Jelenia Góra |
| Gmina | Janowice Wielkie |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population | 80 |
Miedzianka [mjɛˈd͡ʑaŋka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janowice Wielkie, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
It lies approximately 16 km (10 mi) east of Jelenia Góra, and 82 km (51 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław and has a population of a little over eighty.
The settlement's history begins in the 14th century, then known as Coppferberge, Kopferberg, Kupferberg, was split from Waltersdorf (Mniszków). It grew as a copper mining town, and received city rights in 1519. For a time, it was home to about 160 mining excavations and several metallurgical facilities, but this boom came to a halt by the end of the 16th century, as techniques proved insufficient for further exploitation. Around the 17th century the mining sector in Kupferberg began to grow again, under the patronage of a new owner, the count von Promnitz of Pszczyna. The city suffered several fires, in 1637, 1643, 1728 and 1824. In the early 18th century Kupferberg housed a regional mining office. In addition to mining, the town also had a renowned brewery, and from the mid-19th century, it became a popular tourist destination, known as the second most highly located town in the Sudeten Mountains.
Prior to 1945 the village was in Germany and known as Kupferberg. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and were replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.
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