Ruszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Ruszów
Village
Ruszów
Coordinates: 51°24′02″N 15°10′59″E / 51.40056°N 15.18306°E / 51.40056; 15.18306
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Zgorzelec
Gmina	Węgliniec
Population (approx.)	2,000
Website	http://www.ruszow.pl ruszow.pl

For other places with the same name, see Ruszów.

Ruszów [ˈruʂuf] (German: Rauscha) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Ruszów is within the historic Upper Lusatia, homeland of Lusatian Sorbs. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Węgliniec, 31 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 133 kilometres (83 mi) 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 populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

The village has an approximate population of 2,000.

References

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

Gmina Węgliniec

Town and seat	Węgliniec

Villages	Czerwona Woda Dębówek Jagodzin Kieszków Kościelna Wieś Kuźnica Łężek Okrąglica Piaseczna Piaski Polana Ruszów Stary Węgliniec Zielonka

Coordinates: 51°24′02″N 15°10′59″E / 51.40056°N 15.18306°E / 51.40056; 15.18306

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