Bogucin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Bogucin.
Bogucin
Village
Bogucin

Location of Bogucin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 51°42′15″N 16°27′36″E / 51.70417°N 16.46000°E / 51.70417; 16.46000Coordinates: 51°42′15″N 16°27′36″E / 51.70417°N 16.46000°E / 51.70417; 16.46000
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Góra
Gmina Niechlów

Bogucin [bɔˈɡut͡ɕin] (German: Friedrichsau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niechlów, within Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 km (5 mi) north-west of Góra, and 76 km (47 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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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