Borówno, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Borówno
Village

Church in Borówno
Borówno
Coordinates: 50°46′35″N 16°05′56″E / 50.77639°N 16.09889°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Czarny Bór
Elevation 450 m (1,480 ft)
Population 650

Borówno [bɔˈruvnɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Bór, within Wałbrzych 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 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Czarny Bór, 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Wałbrzych, and 77 kilometres (48 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 650.

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Coordinates: 50°46′35″N 16°05′56″E / 50.77639°N 16.09889°E