Jaźwina

Jaźwina
Village
Jaźwina

Location of Jaźwina

Coordinates: 50°47′46″N 16°42′08″E / 50.79611°N 16.70222°E / 50.79611; 16.70222Coordinates: 50°47′46″N 16°42′08″E / 50.79611°N 16.70222°E / 50.79611; 16.70222
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Dzierżoniów
Gmina Łagiewniki
Population 700

Jaźwina [jaʑˈvina] (German: Langseifersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Łagiewniki, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 14 km (9 mi) north-east of Dzierżoniów, and 44 km (27 mi) south-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 700.

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