Miłochów Explained

Miłochów
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Świdnica
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gmina Świdnica
Coordinates:50.8378°N 16.5472°W
Pushpin Map:Poland

Miłochów 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.

It lies approximately 9km (06miles) east of Świdnica, and 48km (30miles) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

Following the Second World War repatriated Polish settlers proposed renaming the village Stefanówka after the first of their children to be born there.[2])

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: Thum . Gregor . Uprooted: How Breslau Became Wrocław During the Century of Expulsions . 2011 . Princeton University Press . United States of America . 978-0-691-15291-2 . 251 . Chapter Eight: Cleansing Memory.

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