Nowa Wieś, Gmina Nowogrodziec

Nowa Wieś
Village
Nowa Wieś
Coordinates: 51°15′38″N 15°24′25″E / 51.26056°N 15.40694°E / 51.26056; 15.40694
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Bolesławiec
Gmina	Nowogrodziec
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population	710

Nowa Wieś [ˈnɔva ˈvjɛɕ] (German: Neundorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogrodziec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Nowogrodziec, 12 km (7 mi) west of Bolesławiec, and 115 km (71 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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 Nowogrodziec

Town and seat	Nowogrodziec

Villages	Czerna Gierałtów Godzieszów Gościszów Kierżno Milików Nowa Wieś Parzyce Wykroty Zabłocie Zagajnik Zebrzydowa Zebrzydowa-Wieś

Coordinates: 51°15′38″N 15°24′28″E / 51.26056°N 15.40778°E / 51.26056; 15.40778

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