Kwiatków, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Kwiatków.

Kwiatków
Village

Kwiatków
Coordinates: 50°25′36″N 17°15′17″E / 50.42667°N 17.25472°E / 50.42667; 17.25472
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Nysa
Gmina	Otmuchów
Population	99

Kwiatków [ˈkfjatkuf] (German: Blumenthal) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Otmuchów, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.^[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south-east of Otmuchów, 8 km (5 mi) south-west of Nysa, and 55 km (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of 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.

The village has a population of 99.

Notable residents

Alexander von Falkenhausen (1878-1967), German general

References

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

Gmina Otmuchów

Town and seat	Otmuchów

Villages	Broniszowice Buków Goraszowice Grądy Janowa Jarnołtów Jasienica Górna Jodłów Kałków Kamienna Góra Kijów Kwiatków Łąka Laskowice Lasowice Ligota Wielka Lubiatów Maciejowice Malerzowice Małe Meszno Nadziejów Nieradowice Pasieki Piotrowice Nyskie Ratnowice Rysiowice Sarnowice Siedlec Śliwice Starowice Suszkowice Ulanowice Wierzbno Wójcice Zwanowice

Coordinates: 50°25′36″N 17°15′17″E / 50.42667°N 17.25472°E / 50.42667; 17.25472

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