Sosnówka, Jelenia Góra County
For other places with the same name, see Sosnówka (disambiguation).
| Sosnówka | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Sosnówka Location of Sosnówka, Jelenia Góra County | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′18″N 15°43′13″E / 50.82167°N 15.72028°ECoordinates: 50°49′18″N 15°43′13″E / 50.82167°N 15.72028°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Powiat | Jelenia Góra |
| Gmina | Podgórzyn |
| Population | 1,200 |
| Website | http://www.podgorzyn.pl/sosnowka/info.html |
Sosnówka [sɔsˈnufka] (German: Seidorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Podgórzyn, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) south of Jelenia Góra, and 99 km (62 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 German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.
The village has a population of 1,200.
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