Dziadkowo, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Dziadkowo
Village
Dziadkowo
Coordinates: 51°35′17″N 17°17′37″E / 51.58806°N 17.29361°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Milicz
Gmina Cieszków

Dziadkowo [d͡ʑatˈkɔvɔ] (German: Altenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cieszków, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Cieszków, 7 kilometres (4 mi) north of Milicz, and 55 kilometres (34 mi) north 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.

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Coordinates: 51°35′17″N 17°17′37″E / 51.58806°N 17.29361°E