Jerzmanice-Zdrój


Jerzmanice-Zdrój is a village in south-western Poland. It is a part of Gmina Złotoryja, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Between 1975 and 1999 it was a part of Legnica Voivodeship.
It lies approximately 4 kilometres south-west of Złotoryja and 82 kilometres west of the regional capital Wrocław on the Kaczawa River.

History

The first footsteps of the presence of the people are from the Neolithic Age. Over the centuries the village has had a church from 14th century, rectory, two palaces, a few manors, a smithy, watermill, inn, three taverns, weaving, grange and leat. Between 1881 and 1940/45 there was a spa, where Germans escaped the children during the World War II.

Current situation

Today Jerzmanice is the fourth-biggest village of Gmina Złotoryja. The population is about 770 people. The village administrator is Edward Janiec.
St. Anthony Church is used by Roman Catholic Church as a branch church of the parish Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary in Złotoryja. In the eastern part of the village there are "Raven Rocks" - rock complex, that is about 90 million years old. Under the rocks there is a rock spring called St. Hedwig of Silesia spring. The present view of the spring is from 19th century, but firstly the spring was made probably in the 13th century. Next to the Raven Rocks there is a train station, that was opened in 1895. There is a grange in the middle of the village. It was built in the late 1890s. In 2018 a local school was closed due to reform of the education in Poland.

Religion

The majority of the population is Roman Catholic, but only 20% practise their religion. There are few Jehovah's Witnesses and a group of Atheists.