Country Poland Gmina Szczytna | County Kłodzko Local time Tuesday 10:18 AM | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 44% Humidity Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship | ||
Niwa [ˈɲiva] (German: Reichenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytna, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Szczytna, 11 km (7 mi) west of Kłodzko, and 84 km (52 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Map of Niwa, 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.
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Niwa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA