Nowa Wieś Grodziska

Nowa Wieś Grodziska
Village
Village view from green hiking trail
Nowa Wieś Grodziska
Coordinates: 51°9′N 15°47′E / 51.150°N 15.783°E / 51.150; 15.783
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Złotoryja
Gmina Pielgrzymka

Nowa Wieś Grodziska [ˈnɔva ˈvjɛɕ ɡrɔˈd͡ʑiska] (German: Neudorf am Gröditzberge) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pielgrzymka, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Pielgrzymka, 10 km (6 mi) west of Złotoryja, and 88 km (55 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.

References

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

Coordinates: 51°09′N 15°47′E / 51.150°N 15.783°E / 51.150; 15.783


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