Świerki, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Świerki (disambiguation).

Świerki
Village
Świerki
Coordinates: 50°37′49″N 16°26′22″E / 50.63028°N 16.43944°E / 50.63028; 16.43944Coordinates: 50°37′49″N 16°26′22″E / 50.63028°N 16.43944°E / 50.63028; 16.43944
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Kłodzko
Gmina	Nowa Ruda

Świerki [ˈɕfjɛrki] (German: Königswalde) 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 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Nowa Ruda, 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 70 kilometres (43 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

Gmina Nowa Ruda

Villages	Bartnica Bieganów Bożków Czerwieńczyce Dworki Dzikowiec Jugów Krajanów Ludwikowice Kłodzkie Nowa Wieś Kłodzka Przygórze Sokolec Sokolica Świerki Włodowice Wolibórz

Seat (not part of the gmina)	Nowa Ruda

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