Chocianów
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Chocianów () is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. As of December 2021, it has a population of 7,869.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chocianów
- Region
- województwo dolnośląskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 8,187
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Chocianów
- Settlement.image_flag
- Chocianow flaga.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Chocianów COA.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- "1zetem" Chocianów - Rynek.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Historic townhouses at the Market Square
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Polkowice
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Chocianów
- Settlement.established_title
- Established
- Settlement.established_date
- 13th century
- Settlement.established_title2
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1894
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
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Chocianów () is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. As of December 2021, it has a population of 7,869.
==History== thumb|left|Memorial plaque to Frenchmen killed by the Nazi Germans in 1945 The area, along with Lower Silesia, was part of Poland since the establishment of the state in the 10th century. As a result of the fragmentation of Poland, by the end of the 13th century the area was part of the Polish Duchy of Świdnica, ruled by a local branch of the Piast dynasty. The settlement 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chocianów” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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