Pietrzyków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Pietrzyków [pjɛˈtʂɨkuf] (German: Hohenpetersdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobromierz, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Dobromierz, 16 kilometres (10 mi) west of Świdnica, and 64 kilometres (40 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

For other places with the same name, see Pietrzyków.
Pietrzyków
Village
Dutch mill in Pietrzyków
Pietrzyków
Coordinates: 50°53′54″N 16°12′48″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚwidnica
GminaDobromierz

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

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