Kowalowa, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Kowalowa [kɔvaˈlɔva] (German: Schmidtsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mieroszów, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Mieroszów, 14 km (9 mi) south of Wałbrzych, and 78 km (48 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

For other places with the same name, see Kowalowa.
Kowalowa
Village
Kowalowa
Coordinates: 50°40′N 16°13′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWałbrzych
GminaMieroszów

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and new Polish citizens, some of whom had been expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union, took the Germans' place and property. The name was changed to a Polish name, overriding the German past of the village.

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


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