Borków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

Location of Borków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 51°40′30″N 16°11′43″E / 51.67500°N 16.19528°E / 51.67500; 16.19528Coordinates: 51°40′30″N 16°11′43″E / 51.67500°N 16.19528°E / 51.67500; 16.19528
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Głogów
Gmina Pęcław
Population 29

Borków [ˈbɔrkuf] (German: Reinberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pęcław, within Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) north-west of Pęcław, 9 km (6 mi) east of Głogów, and 85 km (53 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.

The village has a population of 29.

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