Puszcza, Lubusz Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Puszcza.
Puszcza
Settlement
Puszcza
Coordinates: 51°43′16″N 16°14′31″E / 51.72111°N 16.24194°E / 51.72111; 16.24194
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Wschowa
Gmina Szlichtyngowa

Puszcza [ˈpuʂt͡ʂa] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Szlichtyngowa, within Wschowa County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 1 kilometre (1 mi) north-west of Szlichtyngowa, 10 km (6 mi) south-west of Wschowa, and 57 km (35 mi) south-east of Zielona Góra.

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.


Coordinates: 51°43′16″N 16°14′31″E / 51.72111°N 16.24194°E / 51.72111; 16.24194

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