Czechy, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Czechy.
Czechy
Village
Czechy
Coordinates: 50°56′21″N 16°24′30″E / 50.93917°N 16.40833°E / 50.93917; 16.40833
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Świdnica
Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska

Czechy [ˈt͡ʂɛxɨ] (German: Tschechen) is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Jaworzyna Śląska, 11 kilometres (7 mi) north of Świdnica, and 49 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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°56′21″N 16°24′30″E / 50.93917°N 16.40833°E / 50.93917; 16.40833


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