Bełcz Wielki

Bełcz Wielki
Village
Bełcz Wielki

Location of Bełcz Wielki

Coordinates: 51°37′58″N 16°22′38″E / 51.63278°N 16.37722°E / 51.63278; 16.37722Coordinates: 51°37′58″N 16°22′38″E / 51.63278°N 16.37722°E / 51.63278; 16.37722
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Góra
Gmina Niechlów
Population 320
  (approximate)

Bełcz Wielki [ˈbɛu̯t͡ʂ ˈvjɛlki] (German: Oderbeltsch) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niechlów, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 13 km (8 mi) west of Góra, and 73 km (45 mi) north-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 an approximate population of 320.

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