Biały Kościół, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Biały Kościół.
Biały Kościół
Village
Biały Kościół
Coordinates: 50°43′50″N 17°02′12″E / 50.73056°N 17.03667°E / 50.73056; 17.03667
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Strzelin
Gmina Strzelin
Highest elevation 203 m (666 ft)
Lowest elevation 180 m (590 ft)
Population 300
Website http://www.bialykosciol.pl
Tree by the lake near Biały Kościół
Sunset over Biały Kościół

Biały Kościół [ˈbjawɨ ˈkɔɕt͡ɕuu̯] (German: Steinkirche) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Strzelin, within Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Strzelin, and 44 kilometres (27 mi) south 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 300.

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Coordinates: 50°43′50″N 17°02′12″E / 50.73056°N 17.03667°E / 50.73056; 17.03667


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