Tylice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Tylice
Village
Tylice
Coordinates: 51°6′39″N 15°2′16″E / 51.11083°N 15.03778°E / 51.11083; 15.03778
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Gmina Zgorzelec
Population 545

Tylice [tɨˈlit͡sɛ] (German: Thielitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zgorzelec, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Zgorzelec and 140 km (87 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

References

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

Coordinates: 51°6′39.3″N 15°2′15.9″E / 51.110917°N 15.037750°E / 51.110917; 15.037750

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