Zagajnik, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Zagajnik
Village
Zagajnik
Coordinates: 51°15′12″N 15°17′33″E / 51.25333°N 15.29250°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Bolesławiec
Gmina Nowogrodziec
Elevation 190 m (620 ft)
Population 193

Zagajnik [zaˈɡai̯nik] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogrodziec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Nowogrodziec, 20 km (12 mi) west of Bolesławiec, and 123 km (76 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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 a population of 193.

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Coordinates: 51°15′12″N 15°17′33″E / 51.25333°N 15.29250°E