Kostrzyca, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Kostrzyca [kɔsˈtʂɨt͡sa] (German: Quirl) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mysłakowice, within Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Mysłakowice, 11 km (7 mi) south-east of Jelenia Góra, and 93 km (58 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Map of Kostrzyca, Poland

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.