Borkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Borkowice
Village
Borkowice
Coordinates: 51°17′43″N 16°59′33″E / 51.29528°N 16.99250°E / 51.29528; 16.99250
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Trzebnica
Gmina Oborniki Śląskie
Population 84

Borkowice [bɔrkɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Oborniki Śląskie, within Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Oborniki Śląskie, 5 km (3 mi) west of Trzebnica, and 19 km (12 mi) north of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

The village has a population of 84.

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Coordinates: 51°17′43″N 16°59′33″E / 51.29528°N 16.99250°E / 51.29528; 16.99250


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