Pasternik, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

Location of Pasternik, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 51°23′19″N 15°48′14″E / 51.38861°N 15.80389°E / 51.38861; 15.80389Coordinates: 51°23′19″N 15°48′14″E / 51.38861°N 15.80389°E / 51.38861; 15.80389
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Bolesławiec
Gmina Gromadka
Population 150

Pasternik [pasˈtɛrnik] (German: Hinterheide) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gromadka, within Bolesławiec 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 5 km (3 mi) north-east of Gromadka, 22 km (14 mi) north-east of Bolesławiec, and 91 km (57 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 150.

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