Sichów

Sichów
Village
Sichów
Coordinates: 51°6′N 16°3′E / 51.100°N 16.050°E / 51.100; 16.050
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Powiat	Jawor
Gmina	Męcinka

Sichów [ˈɕixuf] (German: Seichau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Męcinka, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Męcinka, 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Jawor, and 70 km (43 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.

References

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

Gmina Męcinka

Seat	Męcinka

Other villages	Bogaczów Chełmiec Chroślice Jerzyków Kondratów Małuszów Muchów Myślinów Piotrowice Pomocne Przybyłowice Raczyce Sichów Sichówek Słup Stanisławów

Coordinates: 51°06′00″N 16°03′00″E / 51.1000°N 16.0500°E / 51.1000; 16.0500

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