Dzików, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Dzików.
Dzików
Village
Dzików
Coordinates: 51°37′01″N 15°51′16″E / 51.61694°N 15.85444°E / 51.61694; 15.85444
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Polkowice
Gmina Gaworzyce

Dzików [ˈd͡ʑikuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gaworzyce, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Gaworzyce, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Polkowice, and 99 kilometres (62 mi) north-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.

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Coordinates: 51°37′01″N 15°51′16″E / 51.61694°N 15.85444°E / 51.61694; 15.85444


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