Cieszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Cieszów (disambiguation).
Cieszów
Village
Cieszów
Coordinates: 50°51′54″N 16°15′39″E / 50.86500°N 16.26083°E / 50.86500; 16.26083
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Stare Bogaczowice

Cieszów [ˈt͡ɕeʂuf] (German: Fröhlichsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Bogaczowice, 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.

It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Stare Bogaczowice, 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Wałbrzych, and 62 kilometres (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

References

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

Coordinates: 50°51′54″N 16°15′39″E / 50.86500°N 16.26083°E / 50.86500; 16.26083


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