Borki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Borki
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Góra
Gmina Jemielno

Borki [ˈbɔrki] (German: Neuvorwerk) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jemielno, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

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.

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Coordinates: 51°30′35″N 16°30′47″E / 51.50972°N 16.51306°E / 51.50972; 16.51306

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