Jenin, Poland

Jenin
Village
Jenin
Coordinates: 52°41′N 15°5′E / 52.683°N 15.083°E / 52.683; 15.083
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Gorzów County
Gmina Bogdaniec
Population 1,100

Jenin [ˈjɛnin] (German: Gennin)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bogdaniec, within Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland.[2] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Bogdaniec and 13 km (8 mi) southwest of Gorzów Wielkopolski.

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland immediately 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 1,100.

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°41′N 15°5′E / 52.683°N 15.083°E / 52.683; 15.083

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