Nowa Świdnica

Nowa Świdnica
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lubań
Gmina Olszyna

Nowa Świdnica [ˈnɔva ɕfidˈnit͡sa] (German: Neu Schweinitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszyna, within Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

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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Coordinates: 51°02′47″N 15°23′43″E / 51.04639°N 15.39528°E / 51.04639; 15.39528

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