an ian ▁Vo iv odes hip , ▁in ▁north - western ▁Poland . ▁It ▁lies ▁approximately ▁ ▁south - east ▁of ▁Draw no , ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁Ch osz cz no , ▁and ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁capital ▁Sz cz ec in . ▁ ▁Before ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁the ▁village ▁was ▁German - sett led ▁and ▁part ▁of ▁Germany . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Ch osz cz no ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Lost ▁City ▁of ▁Z : ▁A ▁T ale ▁of ▁Dead ly ▁Ob session ▁in ▁the ▁Amazon ▁is ▁the ▁debut ▁non - f iction ▁book ▁by ▁American ▁author ▁David ▁Gran n . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁rec ount s ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁expl orer ▁Per cy ▁F aw c ett ▁who , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁disappeared ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁in ▁the ▁Amazon ▁while ▁looking ▁for ▁an ▁ancient ▁lost ▁city . ▁For ▁dec ades ▁expl or ers ▁and ▁scient ists ▁have ▁tried ▁to ▁find ▁evidence ▁of ▁his ▁party ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁" L ost ▁City ▁of ▁Z ". ▁ ▁Gran n ▁also ▁rec ount s ▁his ▁own ▁journey ▁into ▁the ▁Amazon , ▁by ▁which ▁he ▁discovered ▁new ▁evidence ▁about ▁how ▁F aw c ett ▁may ▁have ▁died . ▁He ▁learned ▁that ▁F aw c ett ▁may ▁have ▁come ▁upon ▁" Z " ▁without ▁knowing ▁it . ▁The ▁book ▁claims ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 1 0 0 ▁people ▁may ▁have ▁died ▁or ▁disappeared