Stare Drzewce

Stare Drzewce
Village

Stare Drzewce
Coordinates: 51°46′N 16°13′E / 51.767°N 16.217°E / 51.767; 16.217
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Wschowa
Gmina	Szlichtyngowa

Stare Drzewce [ˈstarɛ ˈdʐɛft͡sɛ] (German: Alt Driebnitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szlichtyngowa, within Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Szlichtyngowa, 7 km (4 mi) south-west of Wschowa, and 53 km (33 mi) east of Zielona Góra.

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.

References

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

Gmina Szlichtyngowa

Town and seat	Szlichtyngowa

Villages	Dryżyna Gola Górczyna Jędrzychowice Kowalewo Małe Drzewce Nowe Drzewce Puszcza Stare Drzewce Wyszanów Zamysłów

Coordinates: 51°46′N 16°13′E / 51.767°N 16.217°E / 51.767; 16.217

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