Barcinek, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Barcinek
Village

Barcinek
Coordinates: 50°56′N 15°36′E / 50.933°N 15.600°E / 50.933; 15.600Coordinates: 50°56′N 15°36′E / 50.933°N 15.600°E / 50.933; 15.600
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Jelenia Góra
Gmina	Stara Kamienica
Population	610

Barcinek [barˈt͡ɕinɛk] (German: Berthelsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stara Kamienica, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Stara Kamienica, 11 km (7 mi) west of Jelenia Góra, and 103 km (64 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.

The village has a population of 610.

References

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

Gmina Stara Kamienica

Seat	Stara Kamienica

Other villages	Antoniów Barcinek Chromiec Jaroszyce Kopaniec Kopanina Kromnów Mała Kamienica Międzylesie Nowa Kamienica Rybnica Sosnka Wojcieszyce

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