Uszczonów

Uszczonów
Village
Uszczonów Location of Uszczonów
Coordinates: 51°36′18″N 16°24′24″E / 51.60500°N 16.40667°E / 51.60500; 16.40667Coordinates: 51°36′18″N 16°24′24″E / 51.60500°N 16.40667°E / 51.60500; 16.40667
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Powiat	Góra
Gmina	Jemielno

Uszczonów [uʂˈt͡ʂɔnuf] (German: Austen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jemielno, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 14 km (9 mi) north-west of Jemielno, 13 km (8 mi) south-west of Góra, and 69 km (43 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.

References

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

Gmina Jemielno

Seat	Jemielno

Other villages	Bieliszów Borki Chobienia Chorągwice Ciechanów Cieszyny Czeladź Mała Daszów Irządze Kietlów Łęczyca Luboszyce Luboszyce Małe Lubów Majówka Osłowice Piotrowice Małe Piskorze Psary Równa Śleszów Smolne Stanowice Uszczonów Zawiszów Zdziesławice

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