Chorągwice

Chorągwice
Village
Chorągwice

Location of Chorągwice

Coordinates: 51°34′55″N 16°28′17″E / 51.58194°N 16.47139°E / 51.58194; 16.47139Coordinates: 51°34′55″N 16°28′17″E / 51.58194°N 16.47139°E / 51.58194; 16.47139
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Góra
Gmina Jemielno

Chorągwice [xɔrɔnɡˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Korangelwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jemielno, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) north-west of Jemielno, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Góra, and 65 km (40 mi) north-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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