Ciosaniec, Lubusz Voivodeship

Ciosaniec
Village
Ciosaniec
Coordinates: 51°57′N 16°2′E / 51.950°N 16.033°E / 51.950; 16.033
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Wschowa
Gmina Sława
Population 647

Ciosaniec [t͡ɕɔˈsaɲet͡s] (German: Ostlinde; before 1937: Schussenze) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sława, within Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Sława, 25 km (16 mi) north-west of Wschowa, and 37 km (23 mi) east of Zielona Góra.

Before 1945 the village was part of Germany. After World War II and the subsequent border shift, 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 647.

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Coordinates: 51°57′00″N 16°02′00″E / 51.9500°N 16.0333°E / 51.9500; 16.0333

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