Stare Bogaczowice ' is a village in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...

, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

) called Gmina Stare Bogaczowice

Gmina Stare Bogaczowice

Gmina Stare Bogaczowice is a rural gmina in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Stare Bogaczowice, which lies approximately north-west of Wałbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as...

. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

.

It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Wałbrzych, and 69 kilometres (43 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 1,450.