Niwa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Niwa (disambiguation).
Niwa
Village
Niwa
Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 16°30′30″E / 50.45278°N 16.50833°E / 50.45278; 16.50833
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Kłodzko
Gmina Szczytna

Niwa [ˈɲiva] (German: Reichenau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytna, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Szczytna, 11 km (7 mi) west of Kłodzko, and 84 km (52 mi) south-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

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

Coordinates: 50°27′10″N 16°30′30″E / 50.45278°N 16.50833°E / 50.45278; 16.50833

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