Wojczyce

Wojczyce
Village
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Środa Śląska
Gmina	Środa Śląska

Wojczyce [vɔi̯ˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] (German: Polkendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Środa Śląska, within Środa Śląska 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.

Notable residents

Clara Immerwahr (1870 – 1915), German chemist

References

Gmina Środa Śląska Town and seat Środa Śląska Villages Brodno Bukówek Cesarzowice Chwalimierz Ciechów Gozdawa Jastrzębce Jugowiec Juszczyn Kobylniki Komorniki Kryniczno Kulin Lipnica Michałów Ogrodnica Pęczków Proszków Przedmoście Rakoszyce Rzeczyca Słup Święte Szczepanów Wojczyce Wrocisławice Zakrzów

Coordinates: 51°08′23″N 16°41′17″E / 51.1396953°N 16.688125°E / 51.1396953; 16.688125