Proboszczów

Proboszczów
Village
Proboszczów
Coordinates: 51°3′N 15°48′E / 51.050°N 15.800°E / 51.050; 15.800
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Złotoryja
Gmina Pielgrzymka

Proboszczów [prɔˈbɔʂt͡ʂuf] (German: Probsthain) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pielgrzymka, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Pielgrzymka, 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-west of Złotoryja, and 88 kilometres (55 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Before 1945 the area was part of 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: 51°3′N 15°48′E / 51.050°N 15.800°E / 51.050; 15.800


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