Białołęka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Białołęka (disambiguation).

Białołęka
Village
Białołęka Location of Białołęka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates: 51°38′50″N 16°12′46″E / 51.64722°N 16.21278°E / 51.64722; 16.21278Coordinates: 51°38′50″N 16°12′46″E / 51.64722°N 16.21278°E / 51.64722; 16.21278
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Powiat	Głogów
Gmina	Pęcław

Białołęka [bjawɔˈwɛŋka] (German: Weißholz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pęcław, within Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 km (2 mi) west of Pęcław, 10 km (6 mi) east of Głogów, and 82 km (51 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.

References

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

Gmina Pęcław

Seat	Pęcław

Other villages	Białołęka Borków Droglowice Golkowice Kaczyce Kotowice Leszkowice Mileszyn Piersna Turów Wierzchownia Wietszyce Wojszyn

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