Brzeziniec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Brzeziniec (disambiguation).
Brzeziniec
Village
Brzeziniec
Coordinates: 50°59′44″N 15°23′44″E / 50.99556°N 15.39556°E / 50.99556; 15.39556
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lwówek Śląski
Gmina Mirsk

Brzeziniec [bʐɛˈʑiɲɛt͡s] (German: Birkicht) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mirsk, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north of Mirsk, 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 116 kilometres (72 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.

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Coordinates: 50°59′44″N 15°23′44″E / 50.99556°N 15.39556°E / 50.99556; 15.39556


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