Swojków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Swojków (disambiguation).

Swojków
Village
Swojków
Coordinates: 50°56′N 17°8′E / 50.933°N 17.133°E / 50.933; 17.133
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Oława
Gmina	Domaniów

Swojków [ˈsfɔi̯kuf] (German: Silingental; until 1937: Schwoika) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Domaniów, within Oława County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Domaniów, 12 km (7 mi) west of Oława, and 23 km (14 mi) south 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.

References

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

Gmina Domaniów

Seat	Domaniów

Other villages	Brzezimierz Chwastnica Danielowice Domaniówek Gęsice Gostkowice Goszczyna Grodziszowice Janków Kończyce Kuchary Kuny Kurzątkowice Pełczyce Piskorzów Piskorzówek Polwica Radłowice Radoszkowice Skrzypnik Swojków Teodorów Wierzbno Wyszkowice

Coordinates: 50°56′00″N 17°08′00″E / 50.9333°N 17.1333°E / 50.9333; 17.1333

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