Chocianów

Chocianów
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Polkowice
Gmina	Chocianów
Government
• Mayor	Franciszek Skibicki
Area
• Total	7.31 km2 (2.82 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	8,215
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	59-140
Car plates	DPL
Website	http://www.chocianow.pl

Chocianów [xɔˈt͡ɕanuf] is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Chocianów. The town lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Polkowice, and 85 kilometres (53 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2006, it has a population of 8,215.

Chocianów Palace

It developed from a castle called Chodzenow built in 1297 by Duke Bolko I the Strict of Świdnica, who had to secure his lands against the claims of Wenceslaus II of Bohemia.

Prior to World War II, Chocianów was in Germany and was known by its German name of Kotzenau. It received its town privileges in 1894. The town had a population of 4,301 in 1939, but with war deaths and the expulsion of most Germans after the war the population was down to 1,707 in 1946.