Podlesie, Dzierżoniów County

Podlesie
Village
Podlesie
Coordinates: 50°41′N 16°52′E / 50.683°N 16.867°E / 50.683; 16.867
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Dzierżoniów
Gmina Niemcza
Population 200

Podlesie [pɔdˈlɛɕɛ] (German: Kunsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niemcza, within Dzierżoniów 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 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Niemcza, 23 km (14 mi) east of Dzierżoniów, and 51 km (32 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 200.

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Coordinates: 50°41′00″N 16°52′00″E / 50.6833°N 16.8667°E / 50.6833; 16.8667


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