Miszkowice

Miszkowice
Village

Miszkowice
Coordinates: 50°42′N 15°58′E / 50.700°N 15.967°E / 50.700; 15.967
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Kamienna Góra
Gmina	Lubawka

Miszkowice [miʂkɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Michelsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawka, within Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Lubawka, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Kamienna Góra, and 89 km (55 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.

References

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

Gmina Lubawka

Town and seat	Lubawka

Villages	Błażejów Błażkowa Bukówka Chełmsko Śląskie Jarkowice Miszkowice Niedamirów Okrzeszyn Opawa Paczyn Paprotki Stara Białka Szczepanów Uniemyśl

Coordinates: 50°42′N 15°58′E / 50.700°N 15.967°E / 50.700; 15.967

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