Stojanów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Stojanów.
Stojanów
Village
Coordinates: PL 51°16′39.47″N 15°03′24.35″E / 51.2776306°N 15.0567639°E / 51.2776306; 15.0567639
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Pieńsk
Population 234
Street in Stojanów

Stojanów [stɔˈjanuf] (German: Nieder Penzighammer) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pieńsk, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] 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 234.

References

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

Coordinates: 51°16′37″N 15°03′27″E / 51.27694°N 15.05750°E / 51.27694; 15.05750


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