Podgórki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Podgórki.

Podgórki
Village
Podgórki
Coordinates: 50°57′24″N 15°51′12″E / 50.95667°N 15.85333°E / 50.95667; 15.85333
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Złotoryja
Gmina	Świerzawa

Podgórki [pɔdˈɡurki] (German: Tiefhartmannsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świerzawa, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] 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. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-west of Świerzawa, 21 km (13 mi) south of Złotoryja, and 86 km (53 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

References

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

Gmina Świerzawa

Town and seat	Świerzawa

Villages	Biegoszów Bronków Dobków Dynowice Gozdno Janochów Jurczyce Krzeniów Lubiechowa Nowy Kościół Podgórki Posępsko Różana Rząśnik Rzeszówek Sądrecko Sędziszowa Sokołowiec Stara Kraśnica Szczechów

Coordinates: 50°57′23.68″N 15°51′11.88″E / 50.9565778°N 15.8533000°E / 50.9565778; 15.8533000

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