Wilka-Bory

Wilka-Bory
Village
Wilka-Bory
Coordinates: 51°02′17″N 15°00′41″E / 51.03806°N 15.01139°E / 51.03806; 15.01139
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Sulików

Wilka-Bory [ˈvilka ˈbɔrɨ] (German: Bohra) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulików, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-west of Sulików, 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Zgorzelec, and 143 kilometres (89 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was part of the German Province of Silesia. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Coordinates: 51°02′17″N 15°00′41″E / 51.03806°N 15.01139°E / 51.03806; 15.01139

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