Głuszyca
Sign in to saveGłuszyca () is a town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. As of 2019, the town has a population of 6,361. It is located within the historic region of Lower Silesia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Głuszyca
- Region
- województwo dolnośląskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 6,897
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Głuszyca
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Głuszyca COA.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Głuszyca z Cesarskich Skałek.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Wałbrzych
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Głuszyca
- Settlement.established_title2
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1962
- Settlement.leader_title
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Głuszyca
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Głuszyca
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +6095
- Area
- +16.21
- Capital of
- Gmina Głuszyca
- Official website
- www.gluszyca.pl
- Image
- Głuszyca z Cesarskich Skałek.jpg
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Głuszyca () is a town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. As of 2019, the town has a population of 6,361. It is located within the historic region of Lower Silesia.
==History== thumb|left|Pałac fabrykanta ("Manufacturer's Palace") The settlement was mentioned as Wustendorf in the Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1300 as a village owned by the Bishopric of Wrocław, when it was part of Piast-ruled fragmented Poland. It was founded in the late 13th century during the reign of Duke Bolko I the Strict of the Piast dynasty, named ''Neu-Gerhardisdorf ("Gerhard's new village")'' as a settlement of German immigrants.