Okrąglica, Zgorzelec County

Okrąglica
Village
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Zgorzelec
Gmina	Węgliniec

For other places with the same name, see Okrąglica.

Okrąglica [ɔkrɔŋˈɡlit͡sa] (German: Schnellförtel) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1]

Wayside cross in Okrąglica (2012)

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

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

Gmina Węgliniec

Town and seat	Węgliniec

Villages	Czerwona Woda Dębówek Jagodzin Kieszków Kościelna Wieś Kuźnica Łężek Okrąglica Piaseczna Piaski Polana Ruszów Stary Węgliniec Zielonka

Coordinates: 51°26′14″N 15°10′21″E / 51.4372°N 15.1726°E / 51.4372; 15.1726

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