Chocianów

Also known as Kotzenau

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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Wikidata facts

Official name: Chocianów
Population: 7576
Area: 7.31
Official website: www.chocianow.pl
Image: SM Chocianów Kościół śwJózefaRobotnika (1) ID 596609.jpg

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Commons category: Chocianów
inception: 1284-00-00
P6482: Chocianów
native label: Chocianów
postal code: 59-140
male population: 3663
female population: 3913
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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.