Klecin

Klecin
Village
Klecin
Coordinates: 50°53′55″N 16°34′08″E / 50.89861°N 16.56889°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Świdnica
Gmina Marcinowice
Population 170

Klecin [ˈklɛt͡ɕin] (German: Klettendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 42 kilometres (26 mi) south-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 170.

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Coordinates: 50°53′55″N 16°34′08″E / 50.89861°N 16.56889°E