Bierzyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Bierzyn (disambiguation).

Bierzyn
Village
Bierzyn
Coordinates: 50°48′53″N 17°01′12″E / 50.81472°N 17.02000°E / 50.81472; 17.02000
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Strzelin
Gmina	Strzelin

Bierzyn [ˈbjɛʐɨn] (German: Bärzdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelin, within Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Strzelin, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) south 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 Strzelin

Town and seat	Strzelin

Villages	Biały Kościół Biedrzychów Bierzyn Brożec Chociwel Częszyce Dankowice Dębniki Dobrogoszcz Gębczyce Gębice Gęsiniec Głęboka Gliczyna Góra Górzec Gościęcice Grabiny Kaczów Karszów Karszówek Kazanów Krzepice Kuropatnik Ludów Polski Maszyce Mikoszów Mojków Muchowiec Myszkowice Nieszkowice Nowolesie Pęcz Piotrowice Pławna Skoroszowice Strzegów Szczawin Szczodrowice Trześnie Ulica Warkocz Wąwolnica Żeleźnik Zimne Doły

Coordinates: 50°48′53″N 17°01′12″E / 50.81472°N 17.02000°E / 50.81472; 17.02000

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