Borówki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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Coordinates: 51°21′41″N 15°43′32″E / 51.36139°N 15.72556°ECoordinates: 51°21′41″N 15°43′32″E / 51.36139°N 15.72556°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Bolesławiec |
Gmina | Gromadka |
Borówki [bɔˈrufki] (German: Heidelberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gromadka, 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 3 km (2 mi) west of Gromadka, 16 km (10 mi) north-east of Bolesławiec, and 96 km (60 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
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