Wądroże Wielkie

Wądroże Wielkie
Village
Wądroże Wielkie Location of Wądroże Wielkie
Coordinates: 51°7′N 16°20′E / 51.117°N 16.333°E / 51.117; 16.333Coordinates: 51°7′N 16°20′E / 51.117°N 16.333°E / 51.117; 16.333
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Powiat	Jawor
Gmina	Wądroże Wielkie
Population	620
Website	http://wadrozewielkie.eu

Wądroże Wielkie [vɔnˈdrɔʐɛ ˈvjɛlkʲɛ] (German: Groß Wandriß) is a village in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wądroże Wielkie. It lies approximately 13 km (8 mi) north-east of Jawor, and 50 km (31 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 620.

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

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

Gmina Wądroże Wielkie

Seat	Wądroże Wielkie

Other villages	Augustów Bielany Biernatki Budziszów Mały Budziszów Wielki Dobrzany Gądków Granowice Jenków Kępy Kosiska Mierczyce Pawłowice Wielkie Postolice Rąbienice Skała Sobolew Wądroże Małe Wierzchowice

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