Wołów
Sign in to saveWołów (, ) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Wołów County and Gmina Wołów. , the town has a population of 12,373. It is part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area.
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Place details
- Locality
- Wołów
- Region
- województwo dolnośląskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 12,276
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Wołów
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Wołów ratusz.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town hall in Wołów
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Wołów COA.svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Wołów flag.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Wołów
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Named after
- oxen
- Located in
- Gmina Wołów
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +12275
- Area
- +18.54
- Elevation
- +108
- Capital of
- Gmina Wołów
- Official website
- wolow.pl
- Image
- Wołów ratusz.JPG
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- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
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Wołów (, ) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Wołów County and Gmina Wołów. , the town has a population of 12,373. It is part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area.
==Etymology== The town's name is derived from the Polish word wół ("ox").