Kościelna Wieś, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Kościelna Wieś.
Kościelna Wieś
Village

Kościelna Wieś in 2012
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Węgliniec

Kościelna Wieś [kɔɕˈt͡ɕɛlna ˈvjɛɕ] (German: Steinkirchen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Before 1945 the area was part of 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: 51°24′57″N 15°11′15″E / 51.415963°N 15.187376°E / 51.415963; 15.187376


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