Przeworno

Przeworno
Village
Coat of arms
Przeworno
Coordinates: 50°41′N 17°10′E / 50.683°N 17.167°E / 50.683; 17.167
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Strzelin
Gmina	Przeworno
Population	1,259
Website	http://www.przeworno.pl

Przeworno [pʂɛˈvɔrnɔ] (German: Prieborn) is a village in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Przeworno. 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 12 kilometres (7 mi) south of Strzelin, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 1,259.

Notable residents

• Friedrich-Wilhelm von Loeper (1888–1983), Wehrmacht general

References

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Coordinates: 50°41′N 17°1′E / 50.683°N 17.017°E / 50.683; 17.017