Dąbie, Legnica County

For other places with the same name, see Dąbie.
Dąbie
Village
Dąbie
Coordinates: 51°13′31″N 16°22′06″E / 51.22528°N 16.36833°E / 51.22528; 16.36833Coordinates: 51°13′31″N 16°22′06″E / 51.22528°N 16.36833°E / 51.22528; 16.36833
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Legnica County
Gmina Prochowice

Dąbie [ˈdɔmbjɛ] (German: Dahme) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prochowice, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Prochowice, 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Legnica, and 49 kilometres (30 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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