Polana, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Polana
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Węgliniec
For other places with the same name, see Polana.

Polana [pɔˈlana] (German: Brand) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. 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.

House in Polana

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
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Coordinates: 51°23′49″N 15°05′29″E / 51.39694°N 15.09139°E / 51.39694; 15.09139

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