Raszków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Raszków
Village
Raszków
Coordinates: 50°29′10″N 16°29′15″E / 50.48611°N 16.48750°E / 50.48611; 16.48750
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kłodzko
Gmina Radków

Raszków [ˈraʂkuf] (German: Seifersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Radków, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Radków, 13 km (8 mi) north-west of Kłodzko, and 81 km (50 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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.

Saints Peter and Paul church
Field crops in Raszków

References

Coordinates: 50°29′10″N 16°29′15″E / 50.48611°N 16.48750°E / 50.48611; 16.48750

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