Orłowiec

Orłowiec
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kłodzko
Gmina Lądek-Zdrój

Orłowiec [ɔrˈwɔvjɛt͡s] (German: Schönau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lądek-Zdrój, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in 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.

References

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


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