Kałużna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Kałużna.
Kałużna
Village
Kałużna
Coordinates: 51°01′46″N 15°22′07″E / 51.02944°N 15.36861°E / 51.02944; 15.36861Coordinates: 51°01′46″N 15°22′07″E / 51.02944°N 15.36861°E / 51.02944; 15.36861
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lubań
Gmina Olszyna

Kałużna [kaˈwuʐna] (German: Steinbach) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olszyna, within Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Olszyna, 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Lubań, and 118 kilometres (73 mi) 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.


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