Country Poland Gmina Marcinowice | County Świdnica Local time Saturday 2:51 AM | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 88% Humidity Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship | ||
Gruszów [ˈɡruʂuf] (German: Birkholz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 43 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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Gruszów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA