Jakubów, Polkowice County

For other places with the same name, see Jakubów (disambiguation).
Jakubów
Village
Jakubów
Coordinates: 51°35′N 16°00′E / 51.583°N 16.000°E / 51.583; 16.000
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Polkowice
Gmina Radwanice
Population 167

Jakubów [jaˈkubuf] (German: Jakobskirch) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radwanice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Ruins of Jakubów Castle

It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Radwanice, 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Polkowice, and 89 kilometres (55 mi) north-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 167.

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Coordinates: 51°35′N 16°00′E / 51.583°N 16.000°E / 51.583; 16.000


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