Golejów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Golejów.
Golejów
Village
Golejów
Coordinates: 51°01′24″N 15°35′22″E / 51.02333°N 15.58944°E / 51.02333; 15.58944
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lwówek Śląski
Gmina Lubomierz

Golejów [ɡɔˈlɛjuf] (German: Klein Röhrsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Lubomierz, within Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Lubomierz, 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Lwówek Śląski, and 103 kilometres (64 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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.

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Coordinates: 51°01′24″N 15°35′22″E / 51.02333°N 15.58944°E / 51.02333; 15.58944


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