Mściwojów

Mściwojów
Village
Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary

Coat of arms
Mściwojów
Location of Mściwojów
Coordinates: 51°02′30″N 16°16′08″E / 51.04167°N 16.26889°E / 51.04167; 16.26889Coordinates: 51°02′30″N 16°16′08″E / 51.04167°N 16.26889°E / 51.04167; 16.26889
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Jawor
Gmina Mściwojów

Mściwojów [mɕt͡ɕiˈvɔjuf] (German: Profen)[1] is a village in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[2] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Mściwojów.

Prior to 1945, the village was in Germany and known as Profen. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

It lies approximately 7 km (4 mi) east of Jawor, and 55 km (34 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

References

  1. ↑ M. Kaemmerer (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.


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