Skała, Jawor County

For other places with the same name, see Skała.
Skała
Village
Skała
Coordinates: 51°5′5″N 16°18′9″E / 51.08472°N 16.30250°E / 51.08472; 16.30250
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Jawor
Gmina Wądroże Wielkie

Skała [ˈskawa] (German: Skohl) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wądroże Wielkie, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Wądroże Wielkie, 10 km (6 mi) north-east of Jawor, and 52 km (32 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.

Coordinates: 51°05′04.8″N 16°18′08.8″E / 51.084667°N 16.302444°E / 51.084667; 16.302444


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