Brunów, Lwówek Śląski County

For other places with the same name, see Brunów (disambiguation).
Brunów
Village
Brunów
Coordinates: 51°08′03″N 15°35′03″E / 51.13417°N 15.58417°E / 51.13417; 15.58417
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lwówek Śląski
Gmina Lwówek Śląski
Population 125

Brunów [ˈbrunuf] (German: Braunau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lwówek Śląski, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north of Lwówek Śląski, and 102 kilometres (63 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 125.

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°08′03″N 15°35′03″E / 51.13417°N 15.58417°E / 51.13417; 15.58417


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