Gniewków
Gniewków [ˈɡɲefkuf] (German: Girlachsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Dobromierz, 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Świdnica, and 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Gniewków | |
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Village | |
  Gniewków | |
| Coordinates: 50°59′45″N 16°13′12″E | |
| Country |  |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Świdnica |
| Gmina | Dobromierz |
Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.
Notable residents
- Katja Ebstein (born 1945), singer
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