Wierchlesie

Wierchlesie
Village
Wierchlesie
Coordinates: 50°34′N 18°24′E / 50.567°N 18.400°E / 50.567; 18.400
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Strzelce
Gmina Jemielnica

Wierchlesie [vjɛrˈxlɛɕɛ] (German: Wierschlesche, 1936-45: Hohenwalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jemielnica, within Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-east of Jemielnica, 12 km (7 mi) north-east of Strzelce Opolskie, and 35 km (22 mi) east of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

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Coordinates: 50°34′N 18°24′E / 50.567°N 18.400°E / 50.567; 18.400

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