Łowin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Łowin.
Łowin
Village
Łowin
Coordinates: 51°00′35″N 15°06′51″E / 51.00972°N 15.11417°E / 51.00972; 15.11417
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Sulików

Łowin [ˈwɔvin] (German: Neu Löben) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulików, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Sulików, 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-east of Zgorzelec, and 136 kilometres (85 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 it was part of the German Province of Silesia. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

References

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

Coordinates: 51°00′35″N 15°06′51″E / 51.00972°N 15.11417°E / 51.00972; 15.11417


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