Czarny Bór
| Czarny Bór | ||
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| Village | ||
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Sacred Heart of Jesus Church | ||
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  Czarny Bór | ||
| Coordinates: 50°46′N 16°8′E / 50.767°N 16.133°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | |
| County | Wałbrzych | |
| Gmina | Czarny Bór | |
| Population | 2,000 | |
Czarny Bór [ˈt͡ʂarnɨ ˈbur] (German: Schwarzwaldau) is a village in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Czarny Bór. 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 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Wałbrzych, and 76 kilometres (47 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has a population of 2,000.
Notable residents
- Norbert Kuchinke (1940 – 2013), German journalist and actor
- Karl Abraham Zedlitz (1731-1793), Prussian minister of education
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Coordinates: 50°46′N 16°8′E / 50.767°N 16.133°E
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