Usza

Usza
Village
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Legnica County
Gmina	Ruja

Usza [ˈuʂa] (German: Ausche) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Ruja, within Legnica 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.

References

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

Gmina Ruja

Seat	Ruja

Other villages	Dzierżkowice Janowice Komorniki Lasowice Polanka Rogoźnik Strzałkowice Tyniec Legnicki Usza Wągrodno

Coordinates: 51°08′00″N 16°25′43″E / 51.133209°N 16.428693°E / 51.133209; 16.428693

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