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Buków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°59′05″N 16°35′06″E / 50.98472°N 16.58500°E / 50.98472; 16.58500
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Buków
Village
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚwidnica
GminaŻarów

Buków (Template:Lang-de) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Żarów, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 36 kilometres (22 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945, it was part of Nazi 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.

See also

History of Silesia

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

50°59′05″N 16°35′06″E / 50.98472°N 16.58500°E / 50.98472; 16.58500