Zabłocie, Bolesławiec County
For other places with the same name, see Zabłocie (disambiguation).
| Zabłocie | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Zabłocie | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′10″N 15°26′36″E / 51.21944°N 15.44333°ECoordinates: 51°13′10″N 15°26′36″E / 51.21944°N 15.44333°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Bolesławiec |
| Gmina | Nowogrodziec |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population | 270 |
Zabłocie [zaˈbwɔt͡ɕe] (German: Thiergarten) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogrodziec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-east of Nowogrodziec, 11 km (7 mi) south-west of Bolesławiec, and 112 km (70 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
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.
The village has a population of 270.
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