Jasieniec, Lubusz Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Jasieniec (disambiguation).
Jasieniec
Village
Jasieniec
Coordinates: 52°21′N 15°49′E / 52.350°N 15.817°E / 52.350; 15.817
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Międzyrzecz
Gmina Trzciel

Jasieniec [jaˈɕeɲet͡s] (German: Eschenwalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzciel, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Trzciel, 19 km (12 mi) south-east of Międzyrzecz, 51 km (32 mi) north-east of Zielona Góra, and 58 km (36 mi) south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

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: 52°21′N 15°49′E / 52.350°N 15.817°E / 52.350; 15.817

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