Nowa Kuźnia, Bolesławiec County

For other places with the same name, see Nowa Kuźnia.
Nowa Kuźnia
Village
Nowa Kuźnia
Coordinates: 51°23′26″N 15°49′7″E / 51.39056°N 15.81861°E / 51.39056; 15.81861
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Bolesławiec
Gmina Gromadka

Nowa Kuźnia [ˈnɔva ˈkuʑɲa] (German: Neuhammer) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gromadka, within Bolesławiec 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.

It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Gromadka, 23 km (14 mi) north-east of Bolesławiec, and 90 km (56 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

References

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

Coordinates: 51°23′26.2″N 15°49′06.7″E / 51.390611°N 15.818528°E / 51.390611; 15.818528


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