Słup, Jawor County
For other places with the same name, see Słup (disambiguation).
| Słup | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Słup Location of Słup, Jawor County | |
| Coordinates: 51°05′52″N 16°06′01″E / 51.09778°N 16.10028°ECoordinates: 51°05′52″N 16°06′01″E / 51.09778°N 16.10028°E | |
| Country |
 Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| Powiat | Jawor |
| Gmina | Męcinka |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population | 230 |
Słup [swup] (German: Schlaup) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Męcinka, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) north-west of Jawor, and 66 km (41 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village has a population of 230.
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.
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