Chwalęcice, Lubusz Voivodeship

Chwalęcice
Village
Chwalęcice
Coordinates: 52°46′6″N 15°12′26″E / 52.76833°N 15.20722°E / 52.76833; 15.20722
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Gorzów County
Gmina Kłodawa
Population 500

Chwalęcice [xfalɛnˈt͡ɕit͡sɛ] (German: Heinersdorf)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kłodawa, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south of Kłodawa and 5 km (3 mi) north-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II). 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 by Poles.

The village has a population of 500.

References

  1. ↑ Kaemmerer, Margarete (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
  2. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.


Coordinates: 52°46′6″N 15°12′26″E / 52.76833°N 15.20722°E / 52.76833; 15.20722


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