Niedźwiedzice, Wałbrzych County

For other places with the same name, see Niedźwiedzice (disambiguation).
Niedźwiedzica
Village
Niedźwiedzica
Coordinates: 50°44′24″N 16°23′23″E / 50.74000°N 16.38972°E / 50.74000; 16.38972
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Walim

Niedźwiedzice [ɲɛd͡ʑvjɛˈd͡ʑit͡sa] (German: Bärsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walim, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Walim, 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Wałbrzych, and 63 km (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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

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

Coordinates: 50°44′24″N 16°23′23″E / 50.74000°N 16.38972°E / 50.74000; 16.38972


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