Kalno

Kalno
Village
Kalno
Coordinates: 50°55′31″N 16°31′25″E / 50.92528°N 16.52361°E / 50.92528; 16.52361
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Świdnica
Gmina	Żarów
Population (approx.)	320

Kalno [ˈkalnɔ] (German: Kallendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Żarów, 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 43 kilometres (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 an approximate population of 320.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Żarów

Town and seat	Żarów

Villages	Bożanów Buków Gołaszyce Imbramowice Kalno Kruków Łażany Marcinowiczki Mielęcin Mikoszowa Mrowiny Pożarzysko Przyłęgów Pyszczyn Siedlimowice Wierzbna Zastruże

Coordinates: 50°55′31″N 16°31′25″E / 50.92528°N 16.52361°E / 50.92528; 16.52361

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