Bystrzyca, Lwówek Śląski County

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

Bystrzyca Wiesenthal, Löwenberg
Village
Our Lady of Lourdes church in Bystrzyca
Bystrzyca
Coordinates: 51°01′51″N 15°43′21″E / 51.03083°N 15.72250°E / 51.03083; 15.72250
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Lwówek Śląski
Gmina	Wleń

Bystrzyca [bɨsˈtʂɨt͡sa] (Wiesenthal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wleń, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Wleń, 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Lwówek Śląski, and 93 kilometres (58 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.

References

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

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Gmina Wleń

Town and seat	Wleń

Villages	Bełczyna Bystrzyca Klecza Łupki Marczów Modrzewie Nielestno Pilchowice Przeździedza Radomice Strzyżowiec Tarczyn Wleński Gródek

Coordinates: 51°01′51″N 15°43′21″E / 51.03083°N 15.72250°E / 51.03083; 15.72250

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