Miłochów
Miłochów [miˈwɔxuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was a part of Germany.
Miłochów | |
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Village | |
Miłochów | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′16″N 16°32′50″E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Świdnica |
| Gmina | Gmina Świdnica |
It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Świdnica, and 48 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
History
Following the Second World War repatriated Polish settlers proposed renaming the village Stefanówka after the first of their children to be born there.[2])
References
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- Thum, Gregor (2011). "Chapter Eight: Cleansing Memory". Uprooted: How Breslau Became Wrocław During the Century of Expulsions. United States of America: Princeton University Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-691-15291-2.
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