Kłaczyna

Kłaczyna
Village
Kłaczyna
Coordinates: 50°56′42″N 16°12′03″E / 50.94500°N 16.20083°E / 50.94500; 16.20083
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Świdnica
Gmina Dobromierz

Kłaczyna [kwaˈt͡ʂɨna] (German: Kauder) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Dobromierz, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Świdnica, and 63 kilometres (39 mi) 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.

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Coordinates: 50°56′42″N 16°12′03″E / 50.94500°N 16.20083°E / 50.94500; 16.20083

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