Borzygniew, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Borzygniew
Village
Borzygniew
Coordinates: 50°58′22″N 16°37′39″E / 50.97278°N 16.62750°E / 50.97278; 16.62750
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Wrocław County
Gmina	Mietków

For other places with the same name, see Borzygniew.

Borzygniew [bɔˈʐɨɡɲef] (German: Bergen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mietków, within Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 34 kilometres (21 mi) south-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.

References

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

Gmina Mietków

Seat	Mietków

Other villages	Borzygniew Chwałów Domanice Dzikowa Maniów Maniów Mały Maniów Wielki Milin Piława Proszkowice Stróża Ujów Wawrzeńczyce

Coordinates: 50°58′22″N 16°37′39″E / 50.97278°N 16.62750°E / 50.97278; 16.62750

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