After the war , the town — together with the southern two-thirds of East Prussia — was placed under Polish administration according to the 1945 Potsdam Conference . The remaining German-speaking populace , including Masurians , who had not evacuated were subsequently expelled westward and replaced by Poles . The town , renamed from the German '' Goldap '' to the Polish '' Gołdap '' , was rebuilt and retained its status as a seat of a powiat
Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference
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