Zielonka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Zielonka.
Zielonka
Village
Zielonka
Coordinates: 51°16′20″N 15°8′52″E / 51.27222°N 15.14778°E / 51.27222; 15.14778
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Węgliniec

Zielonka [ʑeˈlɔŋka] (German: Morgenseite) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Węgliniec, 17 km (11 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 133 km (83 mi) 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.

References

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

Coordinates: 51°16′20″N 15°08′52″E / 51.27222°N 15.14778°E / 51.27222; 15.14778


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