Słoszów

Słoszów
Village
Słoszów
Coordinates: 50°24′32″N 16°21′43″E / 50.40889°N 16.36194°E / 50.40889; 16.36194
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kłodzko
Gmina Szczytna

SÅ‚oszów [ˈswɔʂuf] (German: Roms) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytna, within KÅ‚odzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Szczytna, 21 km (13 mi) west of KÅ‚odzko, and 93 km (58 mi) south-west of the regional capital WrocÅ‚aw.

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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Coordinates: 50°24′32″N 16°21′43″E / 50.40889°N 16.36194°E / 50.40889; 16.36194


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