Węgliniec
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Węgliniec (; ) is a railway town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the border with Germany. As of 2024, the town has a population of 2,642.
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Place details
- Locality
- Węgliniec
- Region
- województwo dolnośląskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 2,992
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Węgliniec
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- POL Węgliniec flag.svg
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- Culture Center in Węgliniec
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- Poland
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- bottom
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- Country
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- Voivodeship
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- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Zgorzelec
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- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Węgliniec
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1502
- Settlement.established_title2
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1967
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- Mayor
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- History
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
Węgliniec (; ) is a railway town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the border with Germany. As of 2024, the town has a population of 2,642.
The town developed after the opening of Węgliniec railway station (part of the Berlin–Wrocław railway) in 1846. The station now serves as a major railway junction and siding for trains. Around 40% of all freight traffic on the German border is handled here.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Węgliniec” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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