Bielawa Górna

Bielawa Górna
Village
Bielawa Górna
Coordinates: 51°12′N 15°12′E / 51.200°N 15.200°E / 51.200; 15.200
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Zgorzelec
Gmina	Pieńsk

Bielawa Górna [bjɛˈlava ˈɡurna] (German: Ober Bielau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pieńsk, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border.^[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Pieńsk, 15 kilometres (9 mi) east of Zgorzelec, and 129 kilometres (80 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.

References

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

Gmina Pieńsk

Town and seat	Pieńsk

Villages	Bielawa Dolna Bielawa Górna Dłużyna Dolna Dłużyna Górna Lasów Stojanów Strzelno Żarka nad Nysą Żarki Średnie

Coordinates: 51°12′N 15°12′E / 51.200°N 15.200°E / 51.200; 15.200

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