Grzędy Górne

Grzędy Górne
Village
Grzędy Górne
Coordinates: 50°43′19″N 16°09′20″E / 50.72194°N 16.15556°E / 50.72194; 16.15556
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Czarny Bór
Population 170

Grzędy Górne [ˈɡʐɛndɨ ˈɡurnɛ] (German: Oberkonradswaldau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Bór, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Czarny Bór, 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Wałbrzych, and 77 kilometres (48 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 170.

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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Coordinates: 50°43′19″N 16°09′20″E / 50.72194°N 16.15556°E / 50.72194; 16.15556


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