Chwalęcin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

Location of Chwalęcin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°45′16″N 16°52′28″E / 50.75444°N 16.87444°E / 50.75444; 16.87444Coordinates: 50°45′16″N 16°52′28″E / 50.75444°N 16.87444°E / 50.75444; 16.87444
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Dzierżoniów
Gmina Niemcza
Population 70

Chwalęcin [xfaˈlɛnt͡ɕin] (German: Quanzendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niemcza, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] 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.

It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) north-east of Niemcza, 24 km (15 mi) east of Dzierżoniów, and 43 km (27 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 70.

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