Szczyglice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Szczyglice.
Szczyglice
Village

Local church
Szczyglice

Location of Szczyglice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 51°38′N 16°08′E / 51.633°N 16.133°E / 51.633; 16.133Coordinates: 51°38′N 16°08′E / 51.633°N 16.133°E / 51.633; 16.133
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Głogów
Gmina Głogów
Population 100
  (approximate)

Szczyglice [ʂt͡ʂɨˈɡlit͡sɛ] (German: Sieglitz; 1937-45: Bismarckhöhe) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogów, within Głogów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 km (3 mi) south-east of Głogów, and 85 km (53 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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.

The village has an approximate population of 100.

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