Miłków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Miłków (disambiguation).
Miłków
Village
Miłków

Location of Miłków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°48′35″N 15°45′40″E / 50.80972°N 15.76111°E / 50.80972; 15.76111Coordinates: 50°48′35″N 15°45′40″E / 50.80972°N 15.76111°E / 50.80972; 15.76111
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Jelenia Góra
Gmina Podgórzyn

Miłków [ˈmiu̯kuf] (German: Arnsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Podgórzyn, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) south of Jelenia Góra, and 97 km (60 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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