Wierzchowice, Jawor County

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

Wierzchowice
Village
Wierzchowice
Coordinates: 51°7′19″N 16°21′10″E / 51.12194°N 16.35278°E / 51.12194; 16.35278
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Powiat	Jawor
Gmina	Wądroże Wielkie

Wierzchowice [vjɛʂxɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Haselquell; until 1937: Würchwitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wądroże Wielkie, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Wądroże Wielkie, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Jawor, and 48 km (30 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. Commune leader of Wierzchowice is Wadim Baczmański.

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 Wądroże Wielkie

Seat	Wądroże Wielkie

Other villages	Augustów Bielany Biernatki Budziszów Mały Budziszów Wielki Dobrzany Gądków Granowice Jenków Kępy Kosiska Mierczyce Pawłowice Wielkie Postolice Rąbienice Skała Sobolew Wądroże Małe Wierzchowice

Coordinates: 51°7′18.96″N 16°21′9.72″E / 51.1219333°N 16.3527000°E / 51.1219333; 16.3527000

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