Zastruże, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Zastruże.
Zastruże
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Świdnica
Gmina Żarów

Zastruże [zasˈtruʐɛ] (German: Sasterhausen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

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: 50°59′N 16°31′E / 50.983°N 16.517°E / 50.983; 16.517

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