Świątniki, Wrocław County

For other places with the same name, see Świątniki.
Świątniki
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wrocław County
Gmina Sobótka

Świątniki [ɕfjɔntˈniki] (German: Groß Schwundnig) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sobótka, within Wrocław 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.

References

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

Coordinates: 50°52′18″N 16°47′55″E / 50.8717°N 16.7986°E / 50.8717; 16.7986


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