Buków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Buków.
Buków
Village
Buków
Coordinates: 50°59′05″N 16°35′06″E / 50.98472°N 16.58500°E / 50.98472; 16.58500
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Świdnica
Gmina Żarów

Buków (German: Bockau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Żarów, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 36 kilometres (22 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945, it was part of Nazi 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.

See also

History of Silesia

References

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

Coordinates: 50°59′05″N 16°35′06″E / 50.98472°N 16.58500°E / 50.98472; 16.58500


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