Gułów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Gułów (disambiguation).
Gułów
Village
Gułów
Coordinates: 50°49′54″N 17°10′11″E / 50.83167°N 17.16972°E / 50.83167; 17.16972
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Strzelin
Gmina Wiązów

Gułów [ˈɡuwuf] (German: Gaulau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wiązów, within Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Wiązów, 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Strzelin, and 34 kilometres (21 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.

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Coordinates: 50°49′54″N 17°10′11″E / 50.83167°N 17.16972°E / 50.83167; 17.16972


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