Świebodzice
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Świebodzice (; ) is a town in south-western Poland with 22,793 inhabitants (). It is situated in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Świebodzice
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Świebodzice COA.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Świebodzice flag.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Świebodzice-kościół św Piotra i Pawła.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Skyline with the towers of the town hall (on the left) and of the Saints Peter and Paul Church (on the right)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Świdnica
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Świebodzice (urban gmina)
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Paweł Ozga
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 30.45
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2019-06-30
- Settlement.population_total
- 22793
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- urban municipality of Poland
- Country
- Poland
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 22219
- Area
- 30.45
- Elevation
- 249
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Wałbrzych
- Official website
- www.swiebodzice.pl
- Image
- Świebodzice-kościół św Piotra i Pawła.jpg
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- short name
- Свебодзице
- twinned administrative body
- Waldbröl
- Commons category
- Świebodzice
- topic's main category
- Category:Świebodzice
- P6482
- Świebodzice
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- postal code
- 58-160
- male population
- 10576
- female population
- 11643
Sources (8)
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Medieval period
- Modern period
- 20th century
- Sports
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Świebodzice (; ) is a town in south-western Poland with 22,793 inhabitants (). It is situated in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
The town is situated close to Książ Castle, which during World War II, together with the cave complex, was expanded to create private quarters for Adolf Hitler.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Świebodzice” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (6)
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