Golkowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Golkowice.
Golkowice
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
Powiat Głogów
Gmina Pęcław

Golkowice [ɡɔlkɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pęcław, within Głogów 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.

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Coordinates: 51°40′57″N 16°14′11″E / 51.68250°N 16.23639°E / 51.68250; 16.23639


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