Niegosławice, Lubusz Voivodeship

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

Niegosławice
Village
Niegosławice
Coordinates: 51°35′17″N 15°42′47″E / 51.58806°N 15.71306°E / 51.58806; 15.71306
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Żagań
Gmina	Niegosławice
Population	930

Niegosławice [ɲɛɡɔswaˈvit͡sɛ] (German Waltersdorf) is a village in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Niegosławice.^[1] It lies approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) east of Żagań and 42 km (26 mi) south of Zielona Góra.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). 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.

The village has a population of 930.

Notable residents

Günter Blobel (born 1936), Nobel Prize-winning German biologist

References

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

Gmina Niegosławice

Seat	Niegosławice

Other villages	Bukowica Bukowiczka Dworcowy Gościeszowice Jurzyn Krzywczyce Międzylesie Mycielin Nowa Bukowica Nowa Jabłona Nowy Dwór Przecław Pustkowie Rudziny Stara Jabłona Sucha Dolna Wilczyce Zagóra Zimna Brzeźnica

Coordinates: 51°35′17″N 15°42′47″E / 51.58806°N 15.71306°E / 51.58806; 15.71306

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