Gościszów

Gościszów
Village
Gościszów
Coordinates: 51°09′40″N 15°27′06″E / 51.16111°N 15.45167°E / 51.16111; 15.45167Coordinates: 51°09′40″N 15°27′06″E / 51.16111°N 15.45167°E / 51.16111; 15.45167
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Bolesławiec
Gmina Nowogrodziec
Population 1,490

Gościszów [ɡɔˈɕt͡ɕiʂuf] (German: Gießmannsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogrodziec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Nowogrodziec, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Bolesławiec, and 111 km (69 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.

The village has a population of 1,490.

References

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


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