Biały Kościół, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

Biały Kościół
Village
Biały Kościół
Coordinates: 50°43′50″N 17°02′12″E / 50.73056°N 17.03667°E / 50.73056; 17.03667
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Strzelin
Gmina	Strzelin
Highest elevation	203 m (666 ft)
Lowest elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population	300
Website	http://www.bialykosciol.pl

Tree by the lake near Biały Kościół

Sunset over Biały Kościół

Biały Kościół [ˈbjawɨ ˈkɔɕt͡ɕuu̯] (German: Steinkirche) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelin, within Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Strzelin, and 44 kilometres (27 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.

The village has a population of 300.

References

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

Gmina Strzelin

Town and seat	Strzelin

Villages	Biały Kościół Biedrzychów Bierzyn Brożec Chociwel Częszyce Dankowice Dębniki Dobrogoszcz Gębczyce Gębice Gęsiniec Głęboka Gliczyna Góra Górzec Gościęcice Grabiny Kaczów Karszów Karszówek Kazanów Krzepice Kuropatnik Ludów Polski Maszyce Mikoszów Mojków Muchowiec Myszkowice Nieszkowice Nowolesie Pęcz Piotrowice Pławna Skoroszowice Strzegów Szczawin Szczodrowice Trześnie Ulica Warkocz Wąwolnica Żeleźnik Zimne Doły

Coordinates: 50°43′50″N 17°02′12″E / 50.73056°N 17.03667°E / 50.73056; 17.03667

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