Gierałtów

Gierałtów
Village
Gierałtów
Coordinates: 51°12′11″N 15°18′39″E / 51.20306°N 15.31083°E / 51.20306; 15.31083
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Bolesławiec
Gmina	Nowogrodziec
Population	1,200

Gierałtów [ɡʲɛˈrau̯tuv] (German: Gersdorf am Queis) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogrodziec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) west of Nowogrodziec, 20 km (12 mi) west of Bolesławiec, and 121 km (75 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.

The village has a population of 1,200.

References

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

Gmina Nowogrodziec

Town and seat	Nowogrodziec

Villages	Czerna Gierałtów Godzieszów Gościszów Kierżno Milików Nowa Wieś Parzyce Wykroty Zabłocie Zagajnik Zebrzydowa Zebrzydowa-Wieś

Coordinates: 51°12′11″N 15°18′39″E / 51.20306°N 15.31083°E / 51.20306; 15.31083

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