Chociszewo, Lubusz Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Chociszewo.
Chociszewo
Village
Chociszewo
Coordinates: 52°18′N 15°45′E / 52.300°N 15.750°E / 52.300; 15.750
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Międzyrzecz
Gmina Trzciel
Population 427

Chociszewo [xɔt͡ɕiˈʂɛvɔ] (German: Kutschkau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzciel, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Trzciel, 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Międzyrzecz, 44 km (27 mi) north-east of Zielona Góra, and 59 km (37 mi) south-east of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Agreement for the repair of the windmill 1804 (source: State Archive in Poznań)

The village has a population of 427.

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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Coordinates: 52°18′N 15°45′E / 52.300°N 15.750°E / 52.300; 15.750

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