Brodno

Brodno
Village
Brodno
Coordinates: 51°13′41″N 16°35′36″E / 51.22806°N 16.59333°E / 51.22806; 16.59333
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Środa Śląska
Gmina Środa Śląska
Population (approx.) 300

Brodno [ˈbrɔdnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Środa Śląska, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north of Środa Śląska and 34 km (21 mi) 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 an approximate population of 300.

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Coordinates: 51°13′41″N 16°35′36″E / 51.22806°N 16.59333°E / 51.22806; 16.59333

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