Wielka Lipa

Wielka Lipa
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Trzebnica
Gmina Oborniki Śląskie

Wielka Lipa [ˈvjɛlka ˈlipa] (German: Groß Leipe) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki Śląskie, within Trzebnica 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.

Notable residents

Hans Karl von Diebitsch (1785-1831), Fieldmarshal

Palac in Wielka Lipa (2012)

References

Coordinates: 51°19′29″N 16°51′23″E / 51.32472°N 16.85639°E / 51.32472; 16.85639

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