Country Poland Gmina Nowogrodziec Local time Friday 8:38 PM | County Bolesławiec Population 1,490 | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 81% Humidity Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship | ||
Gościszów [ɡɔˈɕt͡ɕiʂuf] (German: Gießmannsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowogrodziec, within Bolesławiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Nowogrodziec, 15 km (9 mi) south-west of Bolesławiec, and 111 km (69 mi) 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.
The village has a population of 1,490.
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