Zebrzydowa

Zebrzydowa
Village
Zebrzydowa
Coordinates: 51°14′N 15°23′E / 51.233°N 15.383°E / 51.233; 15.383Coordinates: 51°14′N 15°23′E / 51.233°N 15.383°E / 51.233; 15.383
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Bolesławiec
Gmina	Nowogrodziec
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population	1,400

Zebrzydowa [zɛbʐɨˈdɔva] (German: Siegersdorf) 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. 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.

It lies approximately 4 km (2 mi) north of Nowogrodziec, 14 km (9 mi) west of Bolesławiec, and 117 km (73 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Notable residents

Oskar Freiherr von Boenigk (1893–1946), Luftwaffe general

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Nowogrodziec

Town and seat	Nowogrodziec

Villages	Czerna Gierałtów Godzieszów Gościszów Kierżno Milików Nowa Wieś Parzyce Wykroty Zabłocie Zagajnik Zebrzydowa Zebrzydowa-Wieś

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