Belz/Sokal/Bug River Exchange

When

Jun 1950 – Feb 1951

Kind

Territorial claim

Coordinates

50.40° N, 24.10° E

Names

Belz/Sokal/Bug River Exchange

Region

2

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Largest peaceful territorial exchange in history

The 1951 Polish-Soviet territorial exchange, also known as the Polish-Soviet border adjustment treaty of 1951, was a border agreement signed in Moscow between Soviet Union and the Polish People’s Republic. It involved approximately 480 km2 (185 sq mi) of land along their shared border. The treaty was signed on 15 February 1951, ratified by Poland on 28 May 1951, and by the Soviet Union on 31 May.

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