Różana, Wałbrzych County

For other places with the same name, see Różana.
Różana
Village
Różana
Coordinates: 50°41′N 16°10′E / 50.683°N 16.167°E / 50.683; 16.167
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Mieroszów

Różana [ruˈʐana] (German: Rosenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mieroszów, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Mieroszów, 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Wałbrzych, and 79 km (49 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.

References

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

Coordinates: 50°41′00″N 16°10′00″E / 50.6833333333°N 16.1666666667°E / 50.6833333333; 16.1666666667


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