Wojczyce

Wojczyce
Village
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Środa Śląska
Gmina Środa Śląska

Wojczyce [vɔi̯ˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] (German: Polkendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Środa Śląska, within Środa Śląska 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.

Notable residents

Clara Immerwahr (1870 – 1915), German chemist

References

Coordinates: 51°08′23″N 16°41′17″E / 51.1396953°N 16.688125°E / 51.1396953; 16.688125

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