Zakrzów, Środa Śląska County

For other places with the same name, see Zakrzów (disambiguation).
Zakrzów
Village
Zakrzów
Coordinates: 51°14′30″N 16°36′54″E / 51.24167°N 16.61500°E / 51.24167; 16.61500
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska
Gmina Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska

Zakrzów [ˈzakÊ‚uf] (German: Seedorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska, within Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Åšroda ÅšlÄ…ska and 33 km (21 mi) north-west of the regional capital WrocÅ‚aw.

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°14′30″N 16°36′54″E / 51.24167°N 16.61500°E / 51.24167; 16.61500


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