Grudno

Grudno
Village
Grudno

Location of Grudno

Coordinates: 50°57′6″N 16°3′33″E / 50.95167°N 16.05917°E / 50.95167; 16.05917Coordinates: 50°57′6″N 16°3′33″E / 50.95167°N 16.05917°E / 50.95167; 16.05917
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Jawor
Gmina Bolków
Population 76

Grudno [ˈɡrudnɔ] (German: Petersgrund) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolków, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) north-west of Bolków, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Jawor, and 72 km (45 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 76.

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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