Boleszkowice, Myślibórz County

Boleszkowice
Village
Market Square
Boleszkowice
Coordinates: 52°43′N 14°34′E / 52.717°N 14.567°E / 52.717; 14.567
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Myślibórz
Gmina	Boleszkowice
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population	1,316

Boleszkowice [bɔlɛʂkɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Fürstenfelde) is a village in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Boleszkowice.^[1] It lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) south-west of Myślibórz and 78 km (48 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Brandenburg (Frankfurt Region) within Prussia, 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 New March.

The village has a population of 1,316.

References

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

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Gmina Boleszkowice

Seat	Boleszkowice

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Coordinates: 52°43′N 14°34′E / 52.717°N 14.567°E / 52.717; 14.567

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