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Chwalim

Chwalim is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kargowa, within Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies on the right (north-eastern) bank of the , in the vicinity of national road No. 32 and a closed section of the railway line from Wolsztyn to Sulechów ( ). It is the seat of the Chwalim village council. . The village also used to speak the Chwalim dialect, which went extinct in the early 20th century.

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Chwalim is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kargowa, within Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies on the right (north-eastern) bank of the , in the vicinity of national road No. 32 and a closed section of the railway line from Wolsztyn to Sulechów ( ). It is the seat of the Chwalim village council. . The village also used to speak the Chwalim dialect, which went extinct in the early 20th century.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1440 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. population: 673 inhabitants — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1440". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the population is "673 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378195077

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