Bożkowice

Bożkowice
Village
Bożkowice
Coordinates: 51°02′16″N 15°18′44″E / 51.03778°N 15.31222°E / 51.03778; 15.31222Coordinates: 51°02′16″N 15°18′44″E / 51.03778°N 15.31222°E / 51.03778; 15.31222
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lubań
Gmina Olszyna

Bożkowice [bɔʂkɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Eckersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszyna, within Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Olszyna, 9 kilometres (6 mi) south of Lubań, and 122 kilometres (76 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


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