Chmieleń

Chmieleń
Village
Chmieleń
Coordinates: 50°58′46″N 15°28′44″E / 50.97944°N 15.47889°E / 50.97944; 15.47889
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lwówek Śląski
Gmina Lubomierz
Population 560

Chmieleń [ˈxmjɛlɛɲ] (German: Langwasser) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubomierz, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Lubomierz, 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 111 kilometres (69 mi) 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 560.

References

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

Coordinates: 50°58′46″N 15°28′44″E / 50.97944°N 15.47889°E / 50.97944; 15.47889


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