Dolnik, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Dolnik
Village
Dolnik
Coordinates: 50°08′36″N 16°41′47″E / 50.14333°N 16.69639°E / 50.14333; 16.69639Coordinates: 50°08′36″N 16°41′47″E / 50.14333°N 16.69639°E / 50.14333; 16.69639
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kłodzko
Gmina Międzylesie

Dolnik [ˈdɔlnik] (German: Schönthal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Międzylesie, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Międzylesie, 33 kilometres (21 mi) south of Kłodzko, and 112 kilometres (70 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was part of 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

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