Białczyk

Białczyk
Village
Białczyk
Coordinates: 52°39′N 14°55′E / 52.650°N 14.917°E / 52.650; 14.917
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Gorzów County
Gmina	Witnica
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)

Białczyk [ˈbjau̯t͡ʂɨk] (German: Neu Balz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Witnica, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Witnica and 25 km (16 mi) west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). 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 by Poles.

References

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

Gmina Witnica

Town and seat	Witnica

Villages	Białcz Białczyk Boguszyniec Dąbroszyn Kamień Mały Kamień Wielki Kłopotowo Krześniczka Mościce Mościczki Mosina Nowe Dzieduszyce Nowiny Wielkie Oksza Pyrzany Sosny Stare Dzieduszyce Świerkocin Tarnówek

Coordinates: 52°39′N 14°55′E / 52.650°N 14.917°E / 52.650; 14.917

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