Witków, Wałbrzych County

Witków
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Czarny Bór
Population (approx.) 1,000

Witków [ˈvitkuf] (German: Wittgendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Bór, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Before 1945 the area was part of 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.


The village has an approximate population of 1,000.

References

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


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