Duża Wólka

Duża Wólka
Village
Duża Wólka
Coordinates: 51°34′09″N 16°08′07″E / 51.56917°N 16.13528°E / 51.56917; 16.13528
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Polkowice
Gmina	Grębocice

Duża Wólka [ˈduʐa ˈvulka] (German: Groß Schwein) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grębocice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Grębocice, 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Polkowice, and 80 kilometres (50 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.

References

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

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Gmina Grębocice

Seat	Grębocice

Other villages	Bucze Duża Wólka Grodowiec Grodziszcze Krzydłowice Kwielice Obiszów Ogorzelec Proszyce Retków Rzeczyca Stara Rzeka Szymocin Trzęsów Wilczyn Żabice

Coordinates: 51°34′09″N 16°08′07″E / 51.56917°N 16.13528°E / 51.56917; 16.13528

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