Brzeźnik, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

Location of Brzeźnik, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 51°14′38″N 15°28′08″E / 51.24389°N 15.46889°E / 51.24389; 15.46889Coordinates: 51°14′38″N 15°28′08″E / 51.24389°N 15.46889°E / 51.24389; 15.46889
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Bolesławiec
Gmina Bolesławiec (rural)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Brzeźnik [ˈbʐɛʑnik] (German: Birkenbrück) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolesławiec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) west of Bolesławiec, and 111 km (69 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.


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