Rogoźnik, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Rogoźnik (disambiguation).
Rogoźnik
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Legnica County
Gmina Ruja

Rogoźnik [rɔˈɡɔʑnik] (German: Rosenig) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica 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.

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