Czeszów

Czeszów
Village
Czeszów
Coordinates: 51°23′N 17°15′E / 51.383°N 17.250°E / 51.383; 17.250
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Trzebnica
Gmina Zawonia
Population (approx.) 970

Czeszów [ˈt͡ʂɛʂuf] (German: Deutsch Hammer) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zawonia, within Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Zawonia, 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Trzebnica, and 33 kilometres (21 mi) north-east 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.

The village has an approximate population of 970.

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Coordinates: 51°23′N 17°15′E / 51.383°N 17.250°E / 51.383; 17.250

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