Later it was handed over to the Republic of Poland; the German population was expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement and the region was resettled with Poles, especially those expelled from territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union.
Afterward, the area was given to Poland. The German population was removed in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement, and the region was populated with Poles, primarily those who had been expelled from areas of Poland that were incorporated into the Soviet Union.