Wichów

Wichów
Village
Wichów
Coordinates: 51°44′N 15°28′E / 51.733°N 15.467°E / 51.733; 15.467
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Żagań
Gmina Brzeźnica
Population 510

Wichów [ˈvixuf] (formerly German Weichau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeźnica, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Brzeźnica, 17 km (11 mi) north-east of Żagań, and 24 km (15 mi) south of Zielona Góra.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 510.

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Coordinates: 51°44′N 15°28′E / 51.733°N 15.467°E / 51.733; 15.467


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