Chmieleń

Chmieleń
Village
Chmieleń
Coordinates: 50°58′46″N 15°28′44″E / 50.97944°N 15.47889°E / 50.97944; 15.47889
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Lwówek Śląski
Gmina	Lubomierz
Population	560

Chmieleń [ˈxmjɛlɛɲ] (German: Langwasser) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubomierz, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Lubomierz, 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 111 kilometres (69 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 a population of 560.

References

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

Gmina Lubomierz

Town and seat	Lubomierz

Villages	Chmieleń Golejów Janice Maciejowiec Milęcice Oleszna Podgórska Pasiecznik Pławna Dolna Pławna Górna Pokrzywnik Popielówek Radoniów Wojciechów

Coordinates: 50°58′46″N 15°28′44″E / 50.97944°N 15.47889°E / 50.97944; 15.47889

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