Witków, Wałbrzych County

Witków [ˈvitkuf] (German: Wittgendorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czarny Bór, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Witków
Village
Panorama of Witków
Witków
Location in Poland
Coordinates: 50°47′49″N 16°7′51″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWałbrzych
GminaCzarny Bór
Population
(approx.)
 • Total1,000

Before 1945 the area was part of 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.

The village has an approximate population of 1,000.

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


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