Żelazny Most, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
village in Lower Silesian, Poland
Żelazny Most [ʐɛˈlaznɨ ˈmɔst] ("iron bridge") (German: Eisemost) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
Satellite photos of Żelazny Most show a circular body of water with a 2 km (1 mi) radius. It is a flotation wastes depository, storing trailings from three adjacent copper mines.
The public source identifies “Żelazny Most, Lower Silesian Voivodeship” as village in Lower Silesian, Poland. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Żelazny, Most and Lower.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 30, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q8083197.
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