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.

References

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

Gmina Węgliniec

Town and seat	Węgliniec

Villages	Czerwona Woda Dębówek Jagodzin Kieszków Kościelna Wieś Kuźnica Łężek Okrąglica Piaseczna Piaski Polana Ruszów Stary Węgliniec Zielonka

Coordinates: 51°24′57″N 15°11′15″E / 51.415963°N 15.187376°E / 51.415963; 15.187376

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