Chwaliszów
Chwaliszów | |
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Chwaliszów | |
Coordinates: 50°51′55″N 16°13′32″E / 50.86528°N 16.22556°E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Wałbrzych |
Gmina | Stare Bogaczowice |
Population | 427 |
Chwaliszów [xfaˈliʂuf] (German: Quolsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Bogaczowice, 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 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Stare Bogaczowice, 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Wałbrzych, and 64 kilometres (40 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The village has a population of 427.
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Coordinates: 50°51′55″N 16°13′32″E / 50.86528°N 16.22556°E