Nowy Las, Opole Voivodeship

Nowy Las
Village

Church
Nowy Las
Coordinates: 50°22′0″N 17°25′2″E / 50.36667°N 17.41722°E / 50.36667; 17.41722
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Nysa
Gmina Głuchołazy
Population 560

Nowy Las [ˈnɔvɨ ˈlas] (German Neuwalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głuchołazy, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Głuchołazy, 14 km (9 mi) south-east of Nysa, and 50 km (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945, the village was called Neuwalde and was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

The village has a population of 560.

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Coordinates: 50°22′0″N 17°25′2″E / 50.36667°N 17.41722°E / 50.36667; 17.41722

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