Chwalęcice, Lubusz Voivodeship

See also: Chwalęcice, Łódź Voivodeship

Chwalęcice
Village
Chwalęcice
Coordinates: 52°46′6″N 15°12′26″E / 52.76833°N 15.20722°E / 52.76833; 15.20722
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Gorzów County
Gmina	Kłodawa
Population	500

Chwalęcice [xfalɛnˈt͡ɕit͡sɛ] (German Heinersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kłodawa, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Kłodawa and 5 km (3 mi) north-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). 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 by Poles.

The village has a population of 500.

References

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

Gmina Kłodawa

Seat	Kłodawa

Other villages	Chwalęcice Lipy Łośno Mironice Mszaniec Rębowo Różanki Różanki-Szklarnia Rybakowo Santocko Santoczno Wojcieszyce Zamoksze Zdroisko

Coordinates: 52°46′6″N 15°12′26″E / 52.76833°N 15.20722°E / 52.76833; 15.20722

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