Nowe Bogaczowice

Nowe Bogaczowice
Village
Nowe Bogaczowice
Coordinates: 50°51′N 16°8′E / 50.850°N 16.133°E / 50.850; 16.133
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Stare Bogaczowice

Nowe Bogaczowice [ˈnɔvɛ bɔɡat͡ʂɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German Neureichenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Bogaczowice, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Stare Bogaczowice, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Wałbrzych, and 71 km (44 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.

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Coordinates: 50°51′N 16°08′E / 50.850°N 16.133°E / 50.850; 16.133


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