Sichówek

Sichówek
Village
Sichówek

Location of Sichówek

Coordinates: 51°07′N 16°04′E / 51.117°N 16.067°E / 51.117; 16.067Coordinates: 51°07′N 16°04′E / 51.117°N 16.067°E / 51.117; 16.067
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Jawor
Gmina Męcinka
Population 86

Sichówek [ɕiˈxuvɛk] (German: Arnoldshof) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Męcinka, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 km (7 mi) north-west of Jawor, and 68 km (42 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 86.

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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