Gronowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Gronowice.
Gronowice
Village
Gronowice
Coordinates: 51°12′19″N 17°44′36″E / 51.20528°N 17.74333°E / 51.20528; 17.74333
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyOleśnica
GminaDziadowa Kłoda
Postal code
56-504
Vehicle registrationDOL

Gronowice [ɡrɔnɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dziadowa Kłoda, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

The village dates back to the Middle Ages. In 1416, it was mentioned as Granowicz.

The village was home to a private zoological collection, which in 1818–1819 became the nucleus of the Zoological Cabinet of the University of Warsaw.

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