Pastewnik, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Pastewnik.
Pastewnik
Village
Pastewnik
Coordinates: 50°53′N 16°2′E / 50.883°N 16.033°E / 50.883; 16.033Coordinates: 50°53′N 16°2′E / 50.883°N 16.033°E / 50.883; 16.033
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kamienna Góra
Gmina Marciszów

Pastewnik [pasˈtɛvnik] (German: Kunzendorf am Großhau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marciszów, within Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Kamienna Góra, and 76 kilometres (47 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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