Wińsko

Wińsko
Village

Holy Trinity Church
Wińsko
Coordinates: 51°28′N 16°38′E / 51.467°N 16.633°E / 51.467; 16.633
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wołów
Gmina Wińsko
Population 1,600

Wińsko [ˈviɲskɔ] (German: Winzig) is a village in Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wińsko. 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 14 kilometres (9 mi) north of Wołów, and 48 kilometres (30 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 1,600.

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Coordinates: 51°28′N 16°38′E / 51.467°N 16.633°E / 51.467; 16.633

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