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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
City center
City center
Coat of arms of Zawidów
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyZgorzelec
GminaZawidów (urban gmina)
Government
 • MayorJózef Andrzej Sontowski
Area
 • Total6.07 km2 (2.34 sq mi)
Elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total4,412
 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
59-970
Car platesDZG
Websitehttp://miasto.zawidow.sisco.info
Imperial German World War 1 memorial in Zawidów

Zawidów [zaˈvʲiduf] (German: Seidenberg) is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Zgorzelec, and 139 kilometres (86 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 4,412.

51°01′N 15°04′E / 51.017°N 15.067°E / 51.017; 15.067