Platerówka
Platerówka [platɛˈrufka] (German: Ober Linda) is a village in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Platerówka. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Lubań, and 130 kilometres (81 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Platerówka | |
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Village | |
  Platerówka | |
| Coordinates: 51°4′N 15°11′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Lubań |
| Gmina | Platerówka |
| Population | 580 |
Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.
The village has a population of 580.
The name Platerówka comes from the name of the Polish Independent Women's Battalion, Emilia Plater (of the Polish I Corps in the Soviet Union), whose soldiers inhabited the village.
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