Piaseczna

For other places with the same name, see Piaseczno and Piaseczno.
Piaseczna
Village

Church in Piaseczna (2012)
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Węgliniec
Population 270

Piaseczna [pjaˈsɛt͡ʂna] (German: Schönberg) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Węgliniec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Before 1945 the area was part of 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.

The village has a population of 270.

References

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

Coordinates: 51°20′47″N 15°09′37″E / 51.34651°N 15.16036°E / 51.34651; 15.16036


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