Białogórze

Białogórze
Village
Białogórze
Coordinates: 51°9′N 15°8′E / 51.150°N 15.133°E / 51.150; 15.133
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Gmina Zgorzelec
Population 216

Białogórze [bjawɔˈɡuʐɛ] (German: Lichtenberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Zgorzelec, and 134 kilometres (83 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 219.

Church in Białogórze

References

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

Coordinates: 51°9′N 15°8′E / 51.150°N 15.133°E / 51.150; 15.133

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