Lasów

Lasów
Village
Lasów
Coordinates: 51°14′N 15°2′E / 51.233°N 15.033°E / 51.233; 15.033
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Pieńsk
Population 528

Lasów [ˈlasuf] (German: Lissa) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pieńsk, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south-west of Pieńsk, 10 km (6 mi) north of Zgorzelec, and 141 km (88 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław (German: Breslau).

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.

The village has a population of 528.

References

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

Coordinates: 51°14′N 15°02′E / 51.233°N 15.033°E / 51.233; 15.033

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