Warta Bolesławiecka

Warta Bolesławiecka
Village
Warta Bolesławiecka
Coordinates: 51°13′N 15°40′E / 51.217°N 15.667°E / 51.217; 15.667Coordinates: 51°13′N 15°40′E / 51.217°N 15.667°E / 51.217; 15.667
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Bolesławiec
Gmina	Warta Bolesławiecka

Warta Bolesławiecka [ˈvarta bɔlɛswaˈvjɛt͡ska] (German: Alt Warthau) is a village in Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Warta Bolesławiecka. It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) south-east of Bolesławiec, and 97 km (60 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.

From 1975 to 1998 the village was in Legnica Voivodeship.

References

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

Gmina Warta Bolesławiecka

Seat	Warta Bolesławiecka

Other villages	Iwiny Iwiny-Osiedle Jurków Lubków Raciborowice Dolne Raciborowice Górne Szczytnica Tomaszów Bolesławiecki Wartowice Wilczy Las

Authority control	VIAF: 234823611 GND: 7687075-3

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