Lipinki, Lubusz Voivodeship

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Lipinki
Village
Lipinki
Coordinates: 51°50′34″N 16°3′19″E / 51.84278°N 16.05528°E / 51.84278; 16.05528
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Wschowa
Gmina Sława
Population 620

Lipinki [lʲiˈpʲiŋkʲi] (German: Linden) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sława, within Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-west of Sława, 18 km (11 mi) west of Wschowa, and 40 km (25 mi) east of Zielona Góra.

The village has a population of 620.

Before 1945 the town was part of Germany. After World War II and the subsequent border shift, 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: 51°50′34″N 16°3′19″E / 51.84278°N 16.05528°E / 51.84278; 16.05528

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