Country Poland Gmina Torzym Local time Monday 12:09 AM | County Sulęcin Population 700 Voivodeship Lubusz Voivodeship | |
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Boczów [ˈbɔt͡ʂuf] (German: Bottschow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Torzym, within Sulęcin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Torzym, 19 km (12 mi) south-west of Sulęcin, 50 km (31 mi) south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and 58 km (36 mi) north-west of Zielona Góra.
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Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). 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 by Poles.
The village has a population of 700.
References
Boczów, Lubusz Voivodeship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA