Gołębice

Gołębice
Village

Village church
Gołębice
Coordinates: 51°11′0″N 17°41′30″E / 51.18333°N 17.69167°E / 51.18333; 17.69167
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Oleśnica
Gmina Dziadowa Kłoda

Gołębice [ɡɔwɛmˈbit͡sɛ] (German: Galbitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dziadowa Kłoda, within Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] 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.

Geography

It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Dziadowa Kłoda, 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Oleśnica, and 47 kilometres (29 mi) east of the regional capital Wrocław.

References

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Coordinates: 51°11′0″N 17°41′30″E / 51.18333°N 17.69167°E / 51.18333; 17.69167


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