Krzekotów

Krzekotów
Village
Krzekotów

Location of Krzekotów

Coordinates: 51°42′00″N 16°10′00″E / 51.70000°N 16.16667°E / 51.70000; 16.16667Coordinates: 51°42′00″N 16°10′00″E / 51.70000°N 16.16667°E / 51.70000; 16.16667
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Głogów
Gmina Głogów
Population 150

Krzekotów [kʂɛˈkɔtuf] (German: Groß Vorwerk) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogów, within Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) north-east of Głogów, and 88 km (55 mi) north-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.

The village has a population of 150.

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