Czyżówek

Czyżówek
Village
Czyżówek
Coordinates: 51°30′16″N 15°10′12″E / 51.50444°N 15.17000°E / 51.50444; 15.17000
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Żagań
Gmina Iłowa
Population 590

Czyżówek [t͡ʂɨˈʐuvɛk] (German: Gräflich Zeisau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Iłowa, 17 km (11 mi) south-west of Żagań, and 54 km (34 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra.

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 with Poles.

The village has a population of 590.

References

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


Coordinates: 51°30′16″N 15°10′12″E / 51.50444°N 15.17000°E / 51.50444; 15.17000


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