Rząśnik, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Appearance
Rząśnik | |
---|---|
Village | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Złotoryja |
Gmina | Świerzawa |
Rząśnik [ˈʐɔ̃ɕnik] (German: Schönwaldau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świerzawa, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Until 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. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) west of Świerzawa, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Złotoryja, and 89 km (55 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
References
51°01′00″N 15°47′00″E / 51.0167°N 15.7833°E