Płoszczyna

Płoszczyna
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Jelenia Góra
Gmina Jeżów Sudecki

Płoszczyna [pwɔʂˈt͡ʂɨna] (German: Flachenseiffen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeżów Sudecki, within Jelenia Góra 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: 50°57′41″N 15°44′54″E / 50.96139°N 15.74833°E