Pietrzyków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Pietrzyków (disambiguation).
Pietrzyków
Village
Pietrzyków
Coordinates: 50°53′54″N 16°12′48″E / 50.89833°N 16.21333°E / 50.89833; 16.21333
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Świdnica
Gmina Dobromierz

Pietrzyków [pjɛˈtʂɨkuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Dobromierz, 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Świdnica, and 64 kilometres (40 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°53′54″N 16°12′48″E / 50.89833°N 16.21333°E / 50.89833; 16.21333


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