Szczepanów, Środa Śląska County

Szczepanów
Village
Szczepanów
Coordinates: 51°12′N 16°37′E / 51.200°N 16.617°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Środa Śląska
Gmina Środa Śląska

Szczepanów [ʂt͡ʂɛˈpanuf] (German: Stephansdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Środa Śląska, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Środa Śląska and 31 km (19 mi) 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.

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Coordinates: 51°12′00″N 16°37′00″E / 51.2000°N 16.6167°E