Węgrzce, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Węgrzce (disambiguation).
Węgrzce
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wołów
Gmina Wińsko

Węgrzce [ˈvɛŋkʂt͡sɛ] (German: Wangern) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wińsko, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] 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°28′49″N 16°34′38″E / 51.480371°N 16.577239°E / 51.480371; 16.577239


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