Czaple, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Czaple
Village
Czaple
Coordinates: 51°07′55″N 15°44′30″E / 51.13194°N 15.74167°E / 51.13194; 15.74167
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Złotoryja
Gmina Pielgrzymka
Elevation 240 m (790 ft)
Population 348

Czaple [ˈt͡ʂaplɛ] (German: Hockenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pielgrzymka, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Pielgrzymka, 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Złotoryja, and 91 kilometres (57 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Before 1945 the area was part of 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 348.

References

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

Coordinates: 51°07′55″N 15°44′30″E / 51.13194°N 15.74167°E / 51.13194; 15.74167


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