Siemianice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Siemianice.
Siemianice
Village
Siemianice
Coordinates: 51°19′15″N 16°54′36″E / 51.32083°N 16.91000°E / 51.32083; 16.91000
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Trzebnica
Gmina Oborniki Śląskie

Siemianice [ɕɛmjaˈnit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki Śląskie, within Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Oborniki Śląskie, 11 km (7 mi) west of Trzebnica, and 24 km (15 mi) north-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.

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Coordinates: 51°19′15″N 16°54′36″E / 51.32083°N 16.91000°E / 51.32083; 16.91000

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