Miłochów [miˈwɔxuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was a part of Germany.
Miłochów | |
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Village | |
  Miłochów | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′16″N 16°32′50″E / 50.83778°N 16.54722°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Świdnica |
| Gmina | Gmina Świdnica |
It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) east of Świdnica, and 48 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
History edit
Following the Second World War repatriated Polish settlers proposed renaming the village Stefanówka after the first of their children to be born there.[2])
References edit
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Thum, Gregor (2011). "Chapter Eight: Cleansing Memory". Uprooted: How Breslau Became Wrocław During the Century of Expulsions. United States of America: Princeton University Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-691-15291-2.
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