Country Poland Gmina Żarów | County Świdnica Local time Friday 6:48 PM | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind S at 18 km/h, 51% Humidity Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship | ||
Bożanów [bɔˈʐanuf] (German: Eckersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Żarów, 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 44 kilometres (27 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
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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.
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