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Czerwona Woda, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Czerwona Woda [t͡ʂɛrˈvɔna ˈvɔda] (German: Rothwasser) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Węgliniec, 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 129 kilometres (80 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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Map of Czerwona Woda, Poland

Before 1945 the area was part of 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.

The village has a population of 2,000.

Notable residents

  • Hans Rauch (1899 – 1958), Luftwaffe General
  • References

    Czerwona Woda, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Wikipedia


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