Country Poland Gmina Pieńsk Local time Wednesday 10:11 PM | County Zgorzelec Elevation 214 m | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind W at 16 km/h, 90% Humidity Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship | ||
Strzelno [ˈstʂɛlnɔ] (German: Schützenhain) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pieńsk, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Pieńsk, 15 km (9 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 130 km (81 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Map of Strzelno, 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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Strzelno, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA