Wilczyn Leśny

Wilczyn Leśny
Village
Wilczyn Leśny
Coordinates: 51°17′19″N 16°57′40″E / 51.28861°N 16.96111°E / 51.28861; 16.96111
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Trzebnica
Gmina Oborniki Śląskie

Wilczyn Leśny [ˈvilt͡ʂɨn ˈlɛɕnɨ] (German: Heidewilxen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki Śląskie, within Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Oborniki Śląskie, 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Trzebnica, and 19 kilometres (12 mi) north 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.

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Coordinates: 51°17′19″N 16°57′40″E / 51.28861°N 16.96111°E / 51.28861; 16.96111

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