Pokrzywnik, Zgorzelec County

Pokrzywnik
Village

Manor house
Pokrzywnik
Coordinates: 51°10′21″N 15°5′13″E / 51.17250°N 15.08694°E / 51.17250; 15.08694
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Gmina Zgorzelec
Population 42

Pokrzywnik [pɔˈkʂɨvnik] (German: Stangenhain) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec and 137 km (85 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Pokrzywnik (2012)

References

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

Coordinates: 51°10′21.2″N 15°5′12.8″E / 51.172556°N 15.086889°E / 51.172556; 15.086889


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