Stara Białka

Stara Białka
Village

Stara Białka
Coordinates: 50°45′N 15°55′E / 50.750°N 15.917°E / 50.750; 15.917Coordinates: 50°45′N 15°55′E / 50.750°N 15.917°E / 50.750; 15.917
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Kamienna Góra
Gmina	Lubawka

Stara Białka [ˈstara ˈbjau̯ka] (German: Alt Weissbach) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawka, within Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Lubawka, 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Kamienna Góra, and 90 kilometres (56 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.

Przydrożna kapliczka.
Brama cmentarna.

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References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Lubawka

Town and seat	Lubawka

Villages	Błażejów Błażkowa Bukówka Chełmsko Śląskie Jarkowice Miszkowice Niedamirów Okrzeszyn Opawa Paczyn Paprotki Stara Białka Szczepanów Uniemyśl

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