Bukwica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Bukwica
Village
Bukwica

Location of Bukwica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 51°37′20″N 15°59′34″E / 51.62222°N 15.99278°ECoordinates: 51°37′20″N 15°59′34″E / 51.62222°N 15.99278°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Głogów
Gmina Żukowice
Population 210

Bukwica [bukˈfit͡sa] (German: Buchenhang; until 1937: Leutbach) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żukowice, within Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) south of Żukowice, 8 km (5 mi) south-west of Głogów, and 92 km (57 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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.

The village has a population of 210.

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