Gródek, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Gródek.
Gródek
Village
Gródek
Coordinates: 51°23′10″N 16°47′29″E / 51.38611°N 16.79139°E / 51.38611; 16.79139
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wołów
Gmina Wołów

Gródek [ˈɡrudɛk] (German: Berghain, until 1937: Grottky) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołów, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Wołów, and 34 kilometres (21 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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Coordinates: 51°23′10″N 16°47′29″E / 51.38611°N 16.79139°E / 51.38611; 16.79139


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