Żarki Średnie

Żarki Średnie
Village
Manor house
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Zgorzelec
Gmina	Pieńsk
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population (approx.)	630

Żarki Średnie [ˈʐarki ˈɕrɛdɲɛ] (German: Kesselbach; until 1937: Sohra) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pieńsk, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border.^[1]

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 an approximate population of 630.

References

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

Gmina Pieńsk

Town and seat	Pieńsk

Villages	Bielawa Dolna Bielawa Górna Dłużyna Dolna Dłużyna Górna Lasów Stojanów Strzelno Żarka nad Nysą Żarki Średnie

Coordinates: 51°12′31″N 15°03′22″E / 51.20861°N 15.05611°E / 51.20861; 15.05611

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