Motyle, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Motyle
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Bolesławiec
Gmina Gromadka

Motyle [mɔˈtɨlɛ] (German: Ober Neuhammer) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gromadka, within Bolesławiec 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Coordinates: 51°23′59″N 15°47′37″E / 51.39972°N 15.79361°E