Podgórze, Zgorzelec County

For other places with the same name, see Podgórze.
Podgórze
Village
Podgórze
Coordinates: 51°05′15″N 15°04′46″E / 51.08750°N 15.07944°E / 51.08750; 15.07944
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Sulików

Podgórze [pɔdˈɡuʐɛ] (German: Hartha) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulików, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Sulików, 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Zgorzelec, and 138 kilometres (86 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was part of the German Province of Silesia. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Coordinates: 51°05′15″N 15°04′46″E / 51.08750°N 15.07944°E / 51.08750; 15.07944


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