Stary Węgliniec

Stary Węgliniec
Village
Stary Węgliniec
Coordinates: 51°18′N 15°12′E / 51.300°N 15.200°E / 51.300; 15.200
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Zgorzelec
Gmina	Węgliniec
Population	1,100
Website	www.starywegliniec.pl or www.starywegliniec.eu

Stary Węgliniec [ˈstarɨ vɛŋˈɡliɲɛt͡s] (German: Alt Kohlfurt) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Węgliniec, 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 130 kilometres (81 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 1,100.

References

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

Gmina Węgliniec

Town and seat	Węgliniec

Villages	Czerwona Woda Dębówek Jagodzin Kieszków Kościelna Wieś Kuźnica Łężek Okrąglica Piaseczna Piaski Polana Ruszów Stary Węgliniec Zielonka

Coordinates: 51°18′N 15°12′E / 51.300°N 15.200°E / 51.300; 15.200

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, August 23, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.