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Okrzeszyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Lubawka

County
  
Kamienna Góra

Local time
  
Thursday 2:31 PM

Okrzeszyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Weather
  
7°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 86% Humidity

Voivodeship
  
Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Okrzeszyn [ɔˈkʂɛʂɨn] (German: Albendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubawka, within Kamienna Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Lubawka, 23 kilometres (14 mi) south of Kamienna Góra, and 91 kilometres (57 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Map of Okrzeszyn, 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.

The village has a population of 278.

References

Okrzeszyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Wikipedia