Włodowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Włodowice (disambiguation).
Włodowice
Village
Włodowice
Coordinates: 50°34′24″N 16°28′28″E / 50.57333°N 16.47444°E / 50.57333; 16.47444Coordinates: 50°34′24″N 16°28′28″E / 50.57333°N 16.47444°E / 50.57333; 16.47444
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kłodzko
Gmina Nowa Ruda
Population
  Total 790

Włodowice [vwɔdɔˈvit͡sɛ] (German: Walditz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Ruda, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Nowa Ruda, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 74 kilometres (46 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.

The village has a population of 790.

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