Wilczy Las

Wilczy Las
Village

Wilczy Las
Coordinates: 51°16′N 15°45′E / 51.267°N 15.750°E / 51.267; 15.750Coordinates: 51°16′N 15°45′E / 51.267°N 15.750°E / 51.267; 15.750
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Bolesławiec
Gmina	Warta Bolesławiecka

Wilczy Las [ˈvilt͡ʂɨ ˈlas] (German: Wolfshayn) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Warta Bolesławiecka, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 9 km (6 mi) north-east of Warta Bolesławiecka, 13 km (8 mi) east of Bolesławiec, and 92 km (57 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.

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

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