Drożyna

Drożyna
Village
Drożyna
Coordinates: 51°36′48″N 15°57′16″E / 51.61333°N 15.95444°E / 51.61333; 15.95444
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Polkowice
Gmina	Radwanice
Population	80

Drożyna [drɔˈʐɨna] (German: Wiesenbusch; until 1937: Druse) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radwanice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Radwanice, 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Polkowice, and 93 kilometres (58 mi) north-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.

The village has a population of 80.

References

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

Gmina Radwanice

Seat	Radwanice

Other villages	Borów Buczyna Dobromil Drożów Drożyna Jakubów Kłębanowice Łagoszów Wielki Lipin Nowa Kuźnia Nowy Dwór Przesieczna Sieroszowice Strogoborzyce Teodorów Ułanów

Coordinates: 51°36′48″N 15°57′16″E / 51.61333°N 15.95444°E / 51.61333; 15.95444

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