Treaty of Zgorzelec

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The Treaty of Zgorzelec was a 1950 agreement between Poland and East Germany that recognized the Oder–Neisse line as their mutual border, solidifying the post–World War II territorial settlement in Central Europe.

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Label Occurrences
Treaty of Zgorzelec canonical 2
Treaty of Görlitz 1
Zgorzelec Agreement 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
border treaty
international agreement
affectsCountry German Democratic Republic
linked to: East Germany

Poland
affectsTerritory former German territories east of the Oder–Neisse line
aim confirmation of the Polish–East German border
stabilization of Central European frontiers
alsoKnownAs Treaty of Görlitz
linked to: Treaty of Zgorzelec

Zgorzelec Agreement
linked to: Treaty of Zgorzelec
category 1950 in international relations
Boundary treaties
Treaties of East Germany
Treaties of Poland
countrySignatory German Democratic Republic
linked to: East Germany

Poland
dateSigned 1950-07-06
definesBorderBetween German Democratic Republic
linked to: East Germany

Poland
geopoliticalImpact consolidation of Poland's western border
strengthening of Soviet-aligned states' territorial arrangements in Central Europe
historicalContext Cold War
post–World War II Europe
language German
Polish
legalStatusOfBorder final from the perspective of Poland and East Germany
locatedOn Oder–Neisse line
party German Democratic Republic
linked to: East Germany

Polish People's Republic
politicalBlocAssociation Eastern Bloc
precedes Treaty of Warsaw (1970)
recognizesAsBorder Oder–Neisse line
relatedToDecision Allied decisions on German borders after World War II
relatedToEvent Potsdam Conference
result formalization of the Oder–Neisse line as the Polish–East German border
recognition of Polish sovereignty over territories east of the Oder–Neisse line by East Germany
signedBySide Bolesław Bierut
Otto Grotewohl
signedIn Görlitz
Zgorzelec
subject German–Polish border
post–World War II territorial settlement
yearSigned 1950

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Referenced by (4)

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Polish–German border enteredIntoForceWith Treaty of Zgorzelec
Treaty of Zgorzelec alsoKnownAs Zgorzelec Agreement
linked to: Treaty of Zgorzelec
Treaty of Zgorzelec alsoKnownAs Treaty of Görlitz
linked to: Treaty of Zgorzelec