Ścinawa
Sign in to saveŚcinawa (; ) is a town and municipality on the Oder river in the Lower Silesian region of Poland. The Ścinawa train station is a key gateway for travel throughout the region, connecting major destinations such as Wrocław and Głogów. As of 2019, the town's population is 5,582. It is part of Lubin County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, and is the seat of the municipality called Gmina Ścinawa.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ścinawa
- Settlement.image_skyline
- PL-DS, pow. lubiński, gm. Ścinawa, Ścinawa, pl. Kościelny; Kościół par. pw. Podwyższenia Krzyża; A-2461-696; 02.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 240px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church in Ścinawa
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Ścinawa COA.svg
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lubin
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Ścinawa
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
Key dates
- Inception
- 1202
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- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Ścinawa
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Ścinawa
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +5356
- Area
- +13.54
- Elevation
- +100
- Official website
- www.scinawa.pl
- Image
- PL-DS, pow. lubiński, gm. Ścinawa, Ścinawa, pl. Kościelny; Kościół par. pw. Podwyższenia Krzyża; A-2461-696; 02.jpg
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Ścinawa (; ) is a town and municipality on the Oder river in the Lower Silesian region of Poland. The Ścinawa train station is a key gateway for travel throughout the region, connecting major destinations such as Wrocław and Głogów. As of 2019, the town's population is 5,582. It is part of Lubin County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, and is the seat of the municipality called Gmina Ścinawa.
==History== thumb|left|Partially preserved medieval city walls Ścinawa was first documented as a possession of the newly established Trzebnica Abbey in a deed issued by Pope Innocent III, which dates back to 1202, when it was part of fragmented Poland. Town privileges were first granted between 1248 and 1259 by Konrad I, Duke of Głogów. The town church of St John's was first constructed in 1209.