Opawa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Opawa.

Opawa
Village

Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Kamienna Góra
Gmina	Lubawka

Opawa [ɔˈpava] (German: Oppau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawka, within Kamienna Góra 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.

Opawa latem
Church in Opawa

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Gmina Lubawka

Town and seat	Lubawka

Villages	Błażejów Błażkowa Bukówka Chełmsko Śląskie Jarkowice Miszkowice Niedamirów Okrzeszyn Opawa Paczyn Paprotki Stara Białka Szczepanów Uniemyśl

Coordinates: 50°42′02″N 15°53′38″E / 50.7006°N 15.8939°E / 50.7006; 15.8939

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