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Chojnów

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Also known as Haynau

Chojnów () is a small town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located on the Skora river, a tributary of the Kaczawa at an average altitude of above sea level. Chojnów is the administrative seat of the rural gmina called Gmina Chojnów, although the town is not part of its territory and forms a separate urban gmina. As of December 2021, the town has 13,002 inhabitants.

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Settlement.name
Chojnów
Settlement.image_flag
POL Chojnów flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield
POL Chojnów COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
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right
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Legnica
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Chojnów (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_name
Jan Serkies
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
14th century
Settlement.established_title3
Town rights
Settlement.established_date3
1333
Settlement.area_total_km2
5.32

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Гайнау
Population
12769
Area
5.32
Elevation
170
Official website
www.chojnow.net.pl
Image
SM Chojnów Rynek (0) ID 593382.jpg
Licence plate code
DLE
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Chojnów
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Chojnów
native label
Chojnów
postal code
59-225
male population
6060
female population
6709
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Chojnów () is a small town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located on the Skora river, a tributary of the Kaczawa at an average altitude of above sea level. Chojnów is the administrative seat of the rural gmina called Gmina Chojnów, although the town is not part of its territory and forms a separate urban gmina. As of December 2021, the town has 13,002 inhabitants.

Chojnów is located west of Legnica, east from Bolesławiec and north of Złotoryja, from the A4 motorway. It has railroad connections to Bolesławiec and Legnica.

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