Rybnica Leśna

Rybnica Leśna
Village

Church in Rybnica Leśna
Rybnica Leśna
Coordinates: 50°42′N 16°17′E / 50.700°N 16.283°E / 50.700; 16.283
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Mieroszów
Population 210

Rybnica Leśna [rɨbˈnit͡sa ˈlɛɕna] (German: Reimswaldau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mieroszów, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of Mieroszów, 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Wałbrzych, and 72 kilometres (45 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 210.

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Coordinates: 50°42′N 16°17′E / 50.700°N 16.283°E / 50.700; 16.283


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