Country Poland Gmina Podgórzyn Local time Wednesday 11:33 AM | Powiat Jelenia Góra Population 1,700 | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind E at 16 km/h, 74% Humidity Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship | ||
Podgórzyn [pɔdˈɡuʐɨn] (German: Giersdorf) is a village in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Podgórzyn. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Jelenia Góra and 101 km (63 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Map of Podg%C3%B3rzyn, 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 1,700.
References
Podgórzyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA