Mniszków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Mniszków.
Mniszków
Village
Mniszków
Coordinates: 50°52′N 15°57′E / 50.867°N 15.950°E / 50.867; 15.950
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Jelenia Góra
Gmina Janowice Wielkie

Mniszków [ˈmniʂkuf] (German: Waltersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Janowice Wielkie, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Janowice Wielkie, 16 km (10 mi) east of Jelenia Góra, and 82 km (51 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: 50°52′00″N 15°57′00″E / 50.8667°N 15.9500°E / 50.8667; 15.9500


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