Miszkowice

Miszkowice
Village
Miszkowice
Coordinates: 50°42′N 15°58′E / 50.700°N 15.967°E / 50.700; 15.967
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kamienna Góra
Gmina Lubawka

Miszkowice [miʂkɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Michelsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawka, within Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Lubawka, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Kamienna Góra, and 89 km (55 mi) south-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.

Coordinates: 50°42′N 15°58′E / 50.700°N 15.967°E / 50.700; 15.967

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