Czernica, Jelenia Góra County
For other places with the same name, see Czernica (disambiguation).
| Czernica | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
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  Czernica Location of Czernica, Jelenia Góra County | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′38″N 15°42′51″E / 50.97722°N 15.71417°ECoordinates: 50°58′38″N 15°42′51″E / 50.97722°N 15.71417°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Powiat | Jelenia Góra |
| Gmina | Jeżów Sudecki |
Czernica [t͡ʂɛrˈnit͡sa] (German: Langenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeżów Sudecki, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) north of Jeżów Sudecki, 9 km (6 mi) north of Jelenia Góra, and 95 km (59 mi) 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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