Borów, Świdnica County

For other places with the same name, see Borów.
Borów
Village
Borów
Coordinates: 50°58′52″N 16°14′35″E / 50.98111°N 16.24306°E / 50.98111; 16.24306
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Świdnica
Gmina Dobromierz

Borów [ˈbɔruf] (German: Bohrauseifersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Dobromierz, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Świdnica, and 58 kilometres (36 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. 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.

References

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

Coordinates: 50°58′52″N 16°14′35″E / 50.98111°N 16.24306°E / 50.98111; 16.24306


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