Bieleń

Bieleń
Village
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Międzyrzecz
Gmina Trzciel

Bieleń [ˈbjɛlɛɲ] (German: Weißensand) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzciel, within Międzyrzecz County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in 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: 52°20′51″N 15°47′36″E / 52.34750°N 15.79333°E / 52.34750; 15.79333


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