Godziszowa

Godziszowa
Village
Godziszowa

Location of Godziszowa

Coordinates: 51°05′47″N 16°12′41″E / 51.09639°N 16.21139°E / 51.09639; 16.21139Coordinates: 51°05′47″N 16°12′41″E / 51.09639°N 16.21139°E / 51.09639; 16.21139
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Jawor
Gmina Mściwojów

Godziszowa [ɡɔd͡ʑiˈʂɔva] (German: Reppersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mściwojów, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) north-west of Mściwojów, 6 km (4 mi) north of Jawor, and 58 km (36 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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