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Zawidów

Coordinates: 51°01′N 15°04′E / 51.017°N 15.067°E / 51.017; 15.067
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Zawidów
Town centre
Town centre
Coat of arms of Zawidów
Coat of arms
Zawidów is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Zawidów
Zawidów
Zawidów is located in Poland
Zawidów
Zawidów
Coordinates: 51°1′N 15°4′E / 51.017°N 15.067°E / 51.017; 15.067
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
CountyZgorzelec
GminaZawidów (urban gmina)
First mentioned1186
Town rights1369
Government
 • MayorRobert Łężny
Area
 • Total6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total4,180
 • Density701.6/km2 (1,817/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
59-970
Area code+48 75
Car platesDZG
Websitehttp://www.zawidow.info

Zawidów [zaˈvʲiduf] (German: Seidenberg) is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, at the Czech border.

The town lies some 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-south-east of Zgorzelec and 139 kilometres (86 mi) west of the regional capital, Wrocław. As of 2019, the town had a population of 4,180.

History

Town Hall

The settlement was first mentioned in 1186.[2] In the 14th century it became part of the Bohemian (Czech) Kingdom. It was granted town rights in 1369.[2] In 1397 a school was founded.[2] The town suffered from fires in 1427, 1433, 1469, 1769 and 1834.[2] In 1635 it passed to the Electorate of Saxony and from 1697 was also under the rule of the Kings of Poland. As a result of the Thirty Years' War, Protestants from the Czech Kingdom settled there.[3]

In 1815 it fell to Prussia, and between 1871 and 1945 it was part of unified Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. ^ a b c d "Zawidów". Jizerské hory (in Czech). Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Zawidów". Encyklopedia PWN (in Polish). Retrieved 15 October 2019.

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