Cieciszów

Cieciszów
Village
Cieciszów
Coordinates: 51°34′5″N 15°37′49″E / 51.56806°N 15.63028°E / 51.56806; 15.63028
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Żagań
Gmina	Szprotawa

Cieciszów [t͡ɕeˈt͡ɕiʂuf] (German: Zeisdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szprotawa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Szprotawa, 23 km (14 mi) east of Żagań, and 43 km (27 mi) south of Zielona Góra.

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 with Poles.

Notable residents

Martin Möbus (1917-1944), Luftwaffe officer

References

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

Gmina Szprotawa

Town and seat	Szprotawa

Villages	Biernatów Bobrowice Borowina Buczek Cieciszów Długie Dziećmiarowice Dzikowice Henryków Kartowice Leszno Dolne Leszno Górne Nowa Kopernia Pasterzowice Siecieborzyce Sieraków Wiechlice Witków

Coordinates: 51°34′5″N 15°37′49″E / 51.56806°N 15.63028°E / 51.56806; 15.63028

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