Brzeg Głogowski

Brzeg Głogowski
Village
Brzeg Głogowski

Location of Brzeg Głogowski

Coordinates: 51°41′45″N 15°54′55″E / 51.69583°N 15.91528°E / 51.69583; 15.91528Coordinates: 51°41′45″N 15°54′55″E / 51.69583°N 15.91528°E / 51.69583; 15.91528
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Głogów
Gmina Żukowice
Population 500

Brzeg Głogowski [ˈbʐɛk ɡwɔˈɡɔfski] (German: Brieg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żukowice, within Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) north-west of Żukowice, 13 km (8 mi) west of Głogów, and 101 km (63 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

The village has a population of 500.

References

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


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