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Szczyglice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Głogów

Local time
  
Tuesday 3:59 AM

County
  
Głogów

Population
  
100

Szczyglice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Weather
  
7°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 97% Humidity

Voivodeship
  
Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Szczyglice [ʂt͡ʂɨˈɡlit͡sɛ] (German: Sieglitz; 1937-45: Bismarckhöhe) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogów, within Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) south-east of Głogów, and 85 km (53 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Map of Szczyglice, 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 an approximate population of 100.

References

Szczyglice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Wikipedia