Witków, Wałbrzych County

Witków
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Czarny Bór
Population (approx.) 1,000

Witków [ˈvitkuf] (German: Wittgendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Bór, within Wałbrzych 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.

The village has an approximate population of 1,000.

References

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