Bolesławice, Pomeranian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Bolesławice.
Bolesławice
Village
Bolesławice
Coordinates: 54°26′N 16°57′E / 54.433°N 16.950°E / 54.433; 16.950
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Słupsk County
Gmina Kobylnica
Population 260

Bolesławice [bɔlɛswaˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Ulrichsfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kobylnica, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) west of Kobylnica, 7 km (4 mi) south-west of Słupsk, and 110 km (68 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1945 the area was part of 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. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 260.

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Coordinates: 54°26′N 16°57′E / 54.433°N 16.950°E / 54.433; 16.950


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