Baldwinowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Baldwinowice (disambiguation).
Baldwinowice
Village
Baldwinowice
Coordinates: 50°38′08″N 16°53′39″E / 50.63556°N 16.89417°E / 50.63556; 16.89417
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Ząbkowice Śląskie
Gmina Ciepłowody

Baldwinowice [baldvinɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Belmsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ciepłowody, within Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Ciepłowody, 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Ząbkowice Śląskie, and 56 kilometres (35 mi) south 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.

Notes

Coordinates: 50°38′08″N 16°53′39″E / 50.63556°N 16.89417°E / 50.63556; 16.89417


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