Gniewków

Gniewków
Village
Gniewków
Coordinates: 50°59′45″N 16°13′12″E / 50.99583°N 16.22000°E / 50.99583; 16.22000
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Świdnica
Gmina Dobromierz

Gniewków [ˈɡɲefkuf] (German: Girlachsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Dobromierz, 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Świdnica, and 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

Notable Residents

References

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

Coordinates: 50°59′45″N 16°13′12″E / 50.99583°N 16.22000°E / 50.99583; 16.22000

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