Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesian Province, or by its Polish

Polish language

Polish , an official language of Poland, has the largest number of speakers of any West Slavic languages. Polish-speakers use the language in a uniform manner through most of Poland, and it has a regular orthography....
name of województwo dolnoslaskie [ ] or simply Dolnoslaskie) is one of the 16 voivodeships

Voivodeships of Poland

The voivodeship or province has been a high-level administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century. Pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, effective January 1, 1999, sixteen new voivodeships were created, replacing the former 49 that had existed from July 1, 1975....
(provinces) into which Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
is currently divided. It lies in south-western Poland, corresponding roughly to the region of Lower Silesia

Lower Silesia

Lower Silesia is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Upper Silesia is to the southeast. Throughout its history Lower Silesia has been under the control of medieval Poland, Bohemia, Habsburg Monarchy, Kingdom of Prussia, and German Reich, and after 1945 was split between Poland and Germany....
(the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in present-day Poland, with parts in the Czech Republic and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas....
), which passed to Poland from Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
at the end of the Second World War.

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Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesian Province, or by its Polish

Polish language

Voivodeships of Poland

Poland

Lower Silesia

Silesia

Germany

Wroclaw

Wroclaw is the chief city of the historical region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder River river. Over the centuries the city has been part of Kingdom of Poland , Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, and Germany....
, on the middle Odra (Oder)

Oder River

The Oder is a river in Central Europe Europe. It begins in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line....
river.

History and geography

The voivodeship was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Wroclaw

Wroclaw Voivodeship

Wroclaw Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Lower Silesian Voivodeship....
, Legnica

Legnica Voivodeship

Legnica Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by Lower Silesian Voivodeship....
, Walbrzych

Walbrzych Voivodeship

Walbrzych Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Lower Silesian Voivodeship....
and Jelenia Góra

Jelenia Góra Voivodeship

Jelenia Gora Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Lower Silesian Voivodeship....
Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. It covers an area of , and as at 2006 has a total population of 2,884,248, comprising an urban population of 2,047,151 and rural population of 837,097.

Although much of the region is relatively low-lying, as it name implies, it also includes part of the Sudetes mountain range running along the Polish/Czech

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
border. Popular ski

Skiing

Snow skiing is a group of sports using skis as primary equipment. Skis are used in conjunction with ski boots that connect to the ski with use of a ski bindings....
resorts in Lower Silesian Voivodeship include Karpacz

Karpacz

Karpacz [] is a spa town and ski resort in Jelenia G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland, and one of the most important centres for mountain hiking and skiing....
and Szklarska Poreba

Szklarska Poreba

Szklarska Poreba [] is a town in Jelenia G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. The town has a population of around 7,000....
in the Karkonosze

Karkonosze

The Krkono?e or Karkonosze , also known as the Giant Mountains , is a mountain range divided between the Czech Republic and Poland....
mountains. The town of Kudowa Zdrój, also in the Sudetes (west of Klodzko

Klodzko

Klodzko is a town in south-western Poland, in the region of Lower Silesia. It is situated in the centre of the Klodzko Valley, on the Nysa Klodzka river....
near the Czech border), is a traditional spa town

Spa town

A spa town, or simply spa, is a town frequented mainly for health reasons, to "take the waters". The word comes from the Belgium town Spa, Belgium....
often visited by heart patients. Other important tourist destinations in the voivodeship include the chief city, Wroclaw

Wroclaw

Jelenia Góra

Jelenia G?ra , is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish language and German language....
and Legnica

Legnica

Legnica is a city on the Kaczawa river in Lower Silesia in south-western Poland. According to official figures for 2006, it has a total population of 105,485....
.

Lower Silesian Voivodeship is bordered by Lubusz Voivodeship

Lubusz Voivodeship

Lubusz Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland in western Poland.It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorz?w Voivodeship and Zielona G?ra Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act....
to the north-west, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Poznan Voivodeship, Kalisz Voivodeship, Konin Voivodeship, Pila Voivodeship and Leszno Voivodeship Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act....
to the north-east, Opole Voivodeship

Opole Voivodeship

Opole Voivodeship is a Poland voivodeship, or province, created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Opole Voivodeship and parts of Czestochowa Voivodeship, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act....
to the south-east, the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

Germany

Cities and towns

The voivodeship contains 91 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 ): 1. Wroclaw

Wroclaw

Walbrzych

Walbrzych is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland, with 125,773 inhabitants . From 1975–1998 it was the capital of Walbrzych Voivodeship; it is now the seat of Walbrzych County....
(125,773)
3. Legnica

Legnica

Legnica is a city on the Kaczawa river in Lower Silesia in south-western Poland. According to official figures for 2006, it has a total population of 105,485....
(105,485)
4. Jelenia Góra

Jelenia Góra

Jelenia G?ra , is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish language and German language....
(86,663)
5. Lubin

Lubin

Lubin [] is a town in south-western Poland, on the Zimnica River. As of the 2004 census, the town had a total population of 77,625.Lubin is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship ....
(76,595)
6. Glogów

Glogów

Glog?w is a town in southwestern Poland. It is the county seat of Glog?w County, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship , and was previously in Legnica Voivodeship ....
(68,954)
7. Swidnica

Swidnica

Swidnica is a town in south-western Poland. It has a population of 60,317 according to 2006 figures. It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, being the seventh largest town in that Voivodeships of Poland....
(60,354)
8. Boleslawiec

Boleslawiec

Boleslawiec is a town in southwestern Poland with 40,837 inhabitants . Situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, Boleslawiec was previously in Jelenia G?ra Voivodeship ....
(40,837)
9. Olesnica

Olesnica

Olesnica [] is a town in the Trzebnickie Hills in southwestern Poland with 38,900 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Olesnica County, and also of the rural district of Gmina Olesnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship ....
(36,951)
10. Dzierzoniów

Dzierzoniów

Dzierzoni?w [] is a town in southwestern Poland. It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Dzierzoni?w County, and of Gmina Dzierzoni?w ....
(34,678)
11. Zgorzelec

Zgorzelec

Zgorzelec [] is a town in south-western Poland with 33,278 inhabitants . It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Zgorzelec County, and also of the smaller district of Gmina Zgorzelec ....
(32,925)
12. Bielawa

Bielawa

Bielawa is a town in south-western Poland with 31,219 inhabitants . It is situated in Dzierzoni?w County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship ; previously, it was in Walbrzych Voivodeship ....
(31,219)
13. Olawa

Olawa

Olawa [] is a town in south-western Poland with 31,078 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Olawa County, and also of the smaller administrative district of Gmina Olawa ....
(30,908)
14. Klodzko

Klodzko

Klodzko is a town in south-western Poland, in the region of Lower Silesia. It is situated in the centre of the Klodzko Valley, on the Nysa Klodzka river....
(28,249)
15. Jawor

Jawor

Jawor [] is a town in south-western Poland with 24,347 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Jawor County, and lies approximately west of the regional capital Wroclaw....
(24,347)
16. Nowa Ruda

Nowa Ruda

Nowa Ruda [] is a town in south-western Poland near the Czech Republic border, lying on the Wlodzica river in the central Sudetes mountains. As of 2007 it has 25,240 inhabitants....
(24,261)
17. Swiebodzice

Swiebodzice

Swiebodzice [] is a town in south-western Poland with 23,126 inhabitants . It is situated in Swidnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship .The town is situated close to Ksiaz Castle, which during World War II, together with the underground cave complex, was expanded to create private quarters for Adolf Hitler....
(23,126)
18. Polkowice

Polkowice

Polkowice is a town in south-western Poland with 22,279 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Polkowice County and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Polkowice....
(22,279)
19. Luban

Luban

Luban [] is a town in southwest Poland , with 22,137 inhabitants . It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Luban County, and also of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Luban ....
(22,137)
20. Kamienna Góra

Kamienna Góra

Kamienna G?ra [] is a town in south-western Poland with 21,440 inhabitants .Kamienna G?ra is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw....
(21,440)
21. Bogatynia

Bogatynia

Bogatynia is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the point where the Czech Republic, Germany and Polish borders meet....
(19,068)
22. Strzegom

Strzegom

Strzegom [] is a town in Swidnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Strzegom....
(16,782)
23. Boguszów-Gorce

Boguszów-Gorce

Bogusz?w-Gorce [] is a town in Walbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The town lies approximately west of Walbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw....
(16,687)
24. Zlotoryja

Zlotoryja

Zlotoryja [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. It is located in the Kaczawa river valley, close to Legnica. It is the seat of Zlotoryja County, and of the smaller district of Gmina Zlotoryja ....
(16,503)
25. Zabkowice Slaskie

Zabkowice Slaskie

Zabkowice Slaskie [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Zabkowice Slaskie County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Zabkowice Slaskie....
(16,242)
26. Jelcz-Laskowice

Jelcz-Laskowice

Jelcz-Laskowice [] is a town in Olawa County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Jelcz-Laskowice....
(15,196)
27. Chojnów

Chojnów

Chojn?w is a small town on the Skora river, in Legnica County, , in south-western Poland. Its average altitude is 170 meters above sea level....
(14,389)
28. Brzeg Dolny

Brzeg Dolny

Brzeg Dolny [] is a town in Wol?w County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located north-west of Wroclaw on the Oder River, and is the site of a large chemical complex, PCC Rokita SA....
(12,786)
29. Góra

Gora

Gora may refer to:People*Claudio Gora, Italian actor and director*Ronald Gora, American swimmer*Goparaju Ramachandra Rao , Indian atheist author and confidante of Gandhi...
(12,574)
30. Wolów

Wolów

Wol?w [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Wol?w County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Wol?w....
(12,286)
31. Strzelin

Strzelin

Strzelin [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Olawa river, a tributary of the Oder River, about south of the region's capital Wroclaw....
(12,192)
32. Trzebnica

Trzebnica

Trzebnica [] is is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Trzebnica County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Trzebnica....
(12,180)
33. Milicz

Milicz

Milicz [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Milicz County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Milicz....
(12,004)
34. Kowary

Kowary

Kowary [] is a town in Jelenia G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. In 1945 Kowary came back to Poland.It lies approximately south-east of Jelenia G?ra, and south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw....
(11,824)
35. Syców

Syców

Syc?w [] is a town in Olesnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Syc?w....
(10,712)
36. Bystrzyca Klodzka

Bystrzyca Klodzka

Bystrzyca Klodzka [] is a city in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. It is famous for its historical buildings and is a tourist centre. It has a population of 12,000 and is located on the Nysa Klodzka and Nysa Lomnicka rivers....
(10,638)
37. Kudowa-Zdrój

Kudowa-Zdrój

Kudowa-Zdr?j [] is a town situated in the foothills of the Stolowe Mountains in the southwestern part of Poland, in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, about 400 m above sea level....
(10,204)
38. Lwówek Slaski

Lwówek Slaski

Lw?wek Slaski [] is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. Situated on the B?br River, Lw?wek Slaski is about 30 km NNW of Jelenia G?ra and has a population of about 10,300 inhabitants....
(9,687)
39. Pieszyce

Pieszyce

Pieszyce [] is a town in Dzierzoni?w County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.It lies approximately east of Dzierzoni?w, and south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw....
(9,490)
40. Ziebice

Ziebice

Ziebice [] is a town in Zabkowice Slaskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Ziebice....
(9,234)
41. Sroda Slaska

Sroda Slaska

Sroda Slaska [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Sroda Slaska County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Sroda Slaska....
(8,800)
42. Oborniki Slaskie

Oborniki Slaskie

Oborniki Slaskie [] is a town in southwestern Poland. It is located in the northeastern part of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship and is part of Trzebnica County....
(8,426)
43. Chocianów

Chocianów

Chocian?w [] is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Chocian?w....
(8,215)
44. Gryfów Slaski

Gryfów Slaski

Gryf?w Slaski [] is a town in Lw?wek Slaski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Gryf?w Slaski....
(7,128)
45. Szklarska Poreba

Szklarska Poreba

Szklarska Poreba [] is a town in Jelenia G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. The town has a population of around 7,000....
(7,094)
46. Gluszyca

Gluszyca

Gluszyca [] is a town in Walbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Gluszyca, close to the Czech Republic border....
(6,999)
47. Zarów

Zarów

Zar?w [] is a town in Swidnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Zar?w....
(6,902)
48. Polanica-Zdrój (6,900)
49. Twardogóra

Twardogóra

Twardog?ra [] is a town in Olesnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Twardog?ra....
(6,866)
50. Sobótka

Sobotka

Sobotka is a town in the Hradec Kr?lov? Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 2,300 inhabitants.Villages C?lovice, Kdanice, Lavice, Spy?ova, Stankova Lhota, St?blovice Trn? and Zajakury are administrative parts of Sobotka....
(6,780)
51. Pilawa Górna

Pilawa Górna

Pilawa G?rna [] is a town in Dzierzoni?w County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, in the western part of the Wzg?rza Strzelinskie hills....
(6,779)
52. Zmigród

Zmigród

Zmigr?d [] is a town in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Zmigr?d....
(6,573)
53. Przemków

Przemków

Przemk?w [] is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Przemk?w....
(6,551)
54. Lubawka

Lubawka

'Lubawka' [] is a town in Poland, in Lower Silesia Voivodship, in Kamienna G?ra County. It is the administrative seat of Gmina Lubawka. It lies in the area of Central Sudetenland near to the border with Czech Republic on the way across the Lubawka pass between the Karkonosze and Crow Mountains )....
(6,529)
55. Piechowice

Piechowice

Piechowice [] is a town in Jelenia G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.It lies approximately south-west of Jelenia G?ra, and west of the regional capital Wroclaw....
(6,494)
56. Stronie Slaskie

Stronie Slaskie

Stronie Slaskie [] is a town in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Stronie Slaskie, close to the Czech Republic border....
(6,246)
57. Ladek-Zdrój

Ladek-Zdrój

Ladek-Zdr?j [] is a town in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Ladek-Zdr?j, close to the Czech Republic border....
(6,181)
58. Scinawa

Scinawa

Scinawa [] is a town and municipality in Poland, in Lower Silesia, on the Oder River. The town features a number of historic monuments including city hall and the town church ....
(5,934)
59. Piensk

Piensk

Piensk [] is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Piensk, and stands on the east bank of the Lusatian Neisse river, which forms the border between Poland and Germany....
(5,799)
60. Szczawno-Zdrój

Szczawno-Zdrój

Szczawno-Zdr?j [] is a spa town in Walbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The town lies north of the Sudetes mountains, approximately north-west of Walbrzych and south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw....
(5,506)
61. Katy Wroclawskie

Katy Wroclawskie

Katy Wroclawskie [] is a town in Wroclaw County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Katy Wroclawskie....
(5,418)
62. Bolków

Bolkow

Bolkow may refer to:*B?lkow, a German aircraft manufacturer based in Stuttgart.*Bolk?w , a town in south-west Poland....
(5,380)
63. Jaworzyna Slaska

Jaworzyna Slaska

Jaworzyna Slaska [] is a town in Swidnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Jaworzyna Slaska....
(5,240)
64. Szczytna

Szczytna

Szczytna [] is a town in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Szczytna, close to the Czech Republic border....
(5,234)
65. Jedlina-Zdrój

Jedlina-Zdrój

Jedlina-Zdr?j [] is a town in Walbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The town lies approximately south-east of Walbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw....
(5,116)
66. Duszniki-Zdrój

Duszniki-Zdrój

Duszniki-Zdr?j [] is a spa town in the Klodzko Valley on the Bystrzyca Klodzka River in Poland. It is a notable spa town and a major tourist attraction of the area....
(5,113)
67. Bierutów

Bierutów

Bierut?w [] is a town in Olesnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Bierut?w....
(5,066)
68. Karpacz

Karpacz

Olszyna

Olszyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebiel, within Zary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the Germany border....
(4,786)
70. Lesna

Lesna

Lesna [] is a town in Luban County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Lesna, close to the Czech Republic border....
(4,752)
71. Swieradów-Zdrój

Swieradów-Zdrój

Swierad?w-Zdr?j [] is a town in Luban County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The town is located in the Kwisa valley in the Izera Mountains ....
(4,554)
72. Mieroszów

Mieroszów

Mierosz?w [] is a town in Walbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Mierosz?w....
(4,515)
73. Zawidów

Zawidów

| Official Forum = forum.zawidow.info }}| website = http://miasto.zawidow.sisco.info }}Zawid?w [] is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech Republic border....
(4,412)
74. Mirsk

Mirsk

Mirsk [] is a town in Lw?wek Slaski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Mirsk, close to the Czech Republic border....
(4,136)
75. Nowogrodziec

Nowogrodziec

Nowogrodziec [] is a town in Boleslawiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Nowogrodziec....
(4,055)
76. Wojcieszów

Wojcieszów

Wojciesz?w [] is a town in Zlotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Germany border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany....
(3,940)
77. Siechnice

Siechnice

Siechnice [] is a town in Wroclaw County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It gained town status in 1997, and as of 2006 has a population of 3,851....
(3,851)
78. Prochowice

Prochowice

Prochowice [] is a town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Prochowice....
(3,702)
79. Niemcza

Niemcza

Niemcza [] is a town in Dzierzoni?w County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Niemcza....
(3,121)
80. Wegliniec

Wegliniec

Wegliniec [] is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Wegliniec....
(3,072)
81. Zloty Stok

Zloty Stok

Zloty Stok [] is a town in Zabkowice Slaskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic, adjoining the Czech village B?l? Voda....
(2,930)
82. Bardo

Bardo, Poland

Bardo [] is a town in Zabkowice Slaskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Bardo....
(2,860)
83. Wasosz

Wasosz

Wasosz [] is a town in G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Wasosz, Lower Silesian Voivodeship....
(2,828)
84. Miedzylesie

Miedzylesie

Miedzylesie [] is a town in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Miedzylesie, close to the Czech Republic border....
(2,776)
85. Radków

Radków

Radk?w [] is a town in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Radk?w, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, close to the Czech Republic border....
(2,460)
86. Swierzawa

Swierzawa

Swierzawa [] is a town in Zlotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Swierzawa....
(2,439)
87. Miedzybórz

Miedzybórz

Miedzyb?rz may refer to the following places in Poland:*Miedzyb?rz, also known as Miedzyb?rz Sycowski, town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Miedzyb?rz, Greater Poland Voivodeship ...
(2,356)
88. Wiazów

Wiazów

Wiaz?w [] is a town in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Wiaz?w....
(2,230)
89. Prusice

Prusice

Prusice [] is a town in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Prusice....
(2,203)
90. Wlen

Wlen

Wlen [] is a town in Lw?wek Slaski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the B?br river. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Wlen....
(1,884)
91. Lubomierz

Lubomierz

Lubomierz may refer to the following places:*Lubomierz, Bochnia County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship *Lubomierz, Limanowa County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship ...
(1,818)

Administrative division

Lower Silesian Voivodeship is divided into 29 counties (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries....
s): 3 city counties and 26 land counties. These are further divided into 169 gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of territorial division in Poland. It is frequently translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2004 there were 2,478 gminas....
s.

The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).

English and Polish names	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat	Other towns	Total gmina Gmina The gmina is the principal unit of territorial division in Poland. It is frequently translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2004 there were 2,478 gminas.... s
City counties
Wroclaw Wroclaw Wroclaw is the chief city of the historical region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder River river. Over the centuries the city has been part of Kingdom of Poland , Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, and Germany....	293	635,280			1
Legnica Legnica Legnica is a city on the Kaczawa river in Lower Silesia in south-western Poland. According to official figures for 2006, it has a total population of 105,485....	56	105,485			1
Jelenia Góra Jelenia Góra Jelenia G?ra , is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish language and German language....	109	86,663			1
Land counties
Walbrzych County Walbrzych County Walbrzych County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat walbrzyski	514	184,594	Walbrzych Walbrzych Walbrzych is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland, with 125,773 inhabitants . From 1975–1998 it was the capital of Walbrzych Voivodeship; it is now the seat of Walbrzych County....	Boguszów-Gorce Boguszów-Gorce Bogusz?w-Gorce [] is a town in Walbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The town lies approximately west of Walbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw.... , Gluszyca Gluszyca Gluszyca [] is a town in Walbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Gluszyca, close to the Czech Republic border.... , Szczawno-Zdrój Szczawno-Zdrój Szczawno-Zdr?j [] is a spa town in Walbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The town lies north of the Sudetes mountains, approximately north-west of Walbrzych and south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw.... , Jedlina-Zdrój Jedlina-Zdrój Jedlina-Zdr?j [] is a town in Walbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The town lies approximately south-east of Walbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw.... , Mieroszów Mieroszów Mierosz?w [] is a town in Walbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Mierosz?w....	9
Klodzko County Klodzko County Klodzko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat klodzki	1,643	166,447	Klodzko Klodzko Klodzko is a town in south-western Poland, in the region of Lower Silesia. It is situated in the centre of the Klodzko Valley, on the Nysa Klodzka river....	Nowa Ruda Nowa Ruda Nowa Ruda [] is a town in south-western Poland near the Czech Republic border, lying on the Wlodzica river in the central Sudetes mountains. As of 2007 it has 25,240 inhabitants.... , Bystrzyca Klodzka Bystrzyca Klodzka Bystrzyca Klodzka [] is a city in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. It is famous for its historical buildings and is a tourist centre. It has a population of 12,000 and is located on the Nysa Klodzka and Nysa Lomnicka rivers.... , Kudowa-Zdrój Kudowa-Zdrój Kudowa-Zdr?j [] is a town situated in the foothills of the Stolowe Mountains in the southwestern part of Poland, in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, about 400 m above sea level.... , Polanica-Zdrój, Stronie Slaskie Stronie Slaskie Stronie Slaskie [] is a town in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Stronie Slaskie, close to the Czech Republic border.... , Ladek-Zdrój Ladek-Zdrój Ladek-Zdr?j [] is a town in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Ladek-Zdr?j, close to the Czech Republic border.... , Szczytna Szczytna Szczytna [] is a town in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Szczytna, close to the Czech Republic border.... , Duszniki-Zdrój Duszniki-Zdrój Duszniki-Zdr?j [] is a spa town in the Klodzko Valley on the Bystrzyca Klodzka River in Poland. It is a notable spa town and a major tourist attraction of the area.... , Miedzylesie Miedzylesie Miedzylesie [] is a town in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Miedzylesie, close to the Czech Republic border.... , Radków Radków Radk?w [] is a town in Klodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Radk?w, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, close to the Czech Republic border....	14
Swidnica County Swidnica County Swidnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat swidnicki	743	160,337	Swidnica Swidnica Swidnica is a town in south-western Poland. It has a population of 60,317 according to 2006 figures. It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, being the seventh largest town in that Voivodeships of Poland....	Swiebodzice Swiebodzice Swiebodzice [] is a town in south-western Poland with 23,126 inhabitants . It is situated in Swidnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship .The town is situated close to Ksiaz Castle, which during World War II, together with the underground cave complex, was expanded to create private quarters for Adolf Hitler.... , Strzegom Strzegom Strzegom [] is a town in Swidnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Strzegom.... , Zarów Zarów Zar?w [] is a town in Swidnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Zar?w.... , Jaworzyna Slaska Jaworzyna Slaska Jaworzyna Slaska [] is a town in Swidnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Jaworzyna Slaska....	8
Lubin County Lubin County Lubin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat lubinski	712	105,582	Lubin Lubin Lubin [] is a town in south-western Poland, on the Zimnica River. As of the 2004 census, the town had a total population of 77,625.Lubin is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship ....	Scinawa Scinawa Scinawa [] is a town and municipality in Poland, in Lower Silesia, on the Oder River. The town features a number of historic monuments including city hall and the town church ....	4
Dzierzoniów County Dzierzoniów County Dzierzoni?w County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat dzierzoniowski	478	104,852	Dzierzoniów Dzierzoniów Dzierzoni?w [] is a town in southwestern Poland. It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Dzierzoni?w County, and of Gmina Dzierzoni?w ....	Bielawa Bielawa Bielawa is a town in south-western Poland with 31,219 inhabitants . It is situated in Dzierzoni?w County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship ; previously, it was in Walbrzych Voivodeship .... , Pieszyce Pieszyce Pieszyce [] is a town in Dzierzoni?w County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.It lies approximately east of Dzierzoni?w, and south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw.... , Pilawa Górna Pilawa Górna Pilawa G?rna [] is a town in Dzierzoni?w County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, in the western part of the Wzg?rza Strzelinskie hills.... , Niemcza Niemcza Niemcza [] is a town in Dzierzoni?w County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Niemcza....	7
Olesnica County Olesnica County Olesnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat olesnicki	1,049	103,366	Olesnica Olesnica Olesnica [] is a town in the Trzebnickie Hills in southwestern Poland with 38,900 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Olesnica County, and also of the rural district of Gmina Olesnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship ....	Syców Syców Syc?w [] is a town in Olesnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Syc?w.... , Twardogóra Twardogóra Twardog?ra [] is a town in Olesnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Twardog?ra.... , Bierutów Bierutów Bierut?w [] is a town in Olesnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Bierut?w.... , Miedzybórz Miedzybórz Miedzyb?rz may refer to the following places in Poland:Miedzyb?rz, also known as Miedzyb?rz Sycowski, town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship Miedzyb?rz, Greater Poland Voivodeship ...	8
Wroclaw County Wroclaw County Wroclaw County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat wroclawski	1,116	101,913	Wroclaw Wroclaw Wroclaw is the chief city of the historical region of Lower Silesia in south-western Poland, situated on the Oder River river. Over the centuries the city has been part of Kingdom of Poland , Bohemia, Austria, Prussia, and Germany.... *	Sobótka Sobotka Sobotka is a town in the Hradec Kr?lov? Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 2,300 inhabitants.Villages C?lovice, Kdanice, Lavice, Spy?ova, Stankova Lhota, St?blovice Trn? and Zajakury are administrative parts of Sobotka.... , Katy Wroclawskie Katy Wroclawskie Katy Wroclawskie [] is a town in Wroclaw County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Katy Wroclawskie.... , Siechnice Siechnice Siechnice [] is a town in Wroclaw County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It gained town status in 1997, and as of 2006 has a population of 3,851....	9
Zgorzelec County Zgorzelec County Zgorzelec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat zgorzelecki	838	94,408	Zgorzelec Zgorzelec Zgorzelec [] is a town in south-western Poland with 33,278 inhabitants . It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Zgorzelec County, and also of the smaller district of Gmina Zgorzelec ....	Bogatynia Bogatynia Bogatynia is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the point where the Czech Republic, Germany and Polish borders meet.... , Piensk Piensk Piensk [] is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Piensk, and stands on the east bank of the Lusatian Neisse river, which forms the border between Poland and Germany.... , Zawidów Zawidów \| Official Forum = forum.zawidow.info }}\| website = http://miasto.zawidow.sisco.info }}Zawid?w [] is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech Republic border.... , Wegliniec Wegliniec Wegliniec [] is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Wegliniec....	7
Boleslawiec County Boleslawiec County Boleslawiec County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat boleslawiecki	1,303	88,343	Boleslawiec Boleslawiec Boleslawiec is a town in southwestern Poland with 40,837 inhabitants . Situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, Boleslawiec was previously in Jelenia G?ra Voivodeship ....	Nowogrodziec Nowogrodziec Nowogrodziec [] is a town in Boleslawiec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Nowogrodziec....	6
Glogów County Glogów County Glog?w County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat glogowski	443	87,651	Glogów Glogów Glog?w is a town in southwestern Poland. It is the county seat of Glog?w County, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship , and was previously in Legnica Voivodeship ....		6
Trzebnica County Trzebnica County Trzebnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat trzebnicki	1,026	77,285	Trzebnica Trzebnica Trzebnica [] is is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Trzebnica County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Trzebnica....	Oborniki Slaskie Oborniki Slaskie Oborniki Slaskie [] is a town in southwestern Poland. It is located in the northeastern part of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship and is part of Trzebnica County.... , Zmigród Zmigród Zmigr?d [] is a town in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Zmigr?d.... , Prusice Prusice Prusice [] is a town in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Prusice....	6
Olawa County Olawa County Olawa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat olawski	524	71,118	Olawa Olawa Olawa [] is a town in south-western Poland with 31,078 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Olawa County, and also of the smaller administrative district of Gmina Olawa ....	Jelcz-Laskowice Jelcz-Laskowice Jelcz-Laskowice [] is a town in Olawa County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Jelcz-Laskowice....	4
Zabkowice Slaskie County Zabkowice Slaskie County Zabkowice Slaskie County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat zabkowicki	801	69,297	Zabkowice Slaskie Zabkowice Slaskie Zabkowice Slaskie [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Zabkowice Slaskie County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Zabkowice Slaskie....	Ziebice Ziebice Ziebice [] is a town in Zabkowice Slaskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Ziebice.... , Zloty Stok Zloty Stok Zloty Stok [] is a town in Zabkowice Slaskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is situated on the border with the Czech Republic, adjoining the Czech village B?l? Voda.... , Bardo Bardo, Poland Bardo [] is a town in Zabkowice Slaskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Bardo....	7
Jelenia Góra County Jelenia Góra County Jelenia G?ra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat jeleniogórski	628	63,817	Jelenia Góra Jelenia Góra Jelenia G?ra , is a city in Lower Silesia, south-western Poland. The name of the city means "deer mountain" in Polish language and German language.... *	Kowary Kowary Kowary [] is a town in Jelenia G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. In 1945 Kowary came back to Poland.It lies approximately south-east of Jelenia G?ra, and south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw.... , Szklarska Poreba Szklarska Poreba Szklarska Poreba [] is a town in Jelenia G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. The town has a population of around 7,000.... , Piechowice Piechowice Piechowice [] is a town in Jelenia G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.It lies approximately south-west of Jelenia G?ra, and west of the regional capital Wroclaw.... , Karpacz Karpacz Karpacz [] is a spa town and ski resort in Jelenia G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland, and one of the most important centres for mountain hiking and skiing....	9
Polkowice County Polkowice County Polkowice County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat polkowicki	780	61,138	Polkowice Polkowice Polkowice is a town in south-western Poland with 22,279 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Polkowice County and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Polkowice....	Chocianów Chocianów Chocian?w [] is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Chocian?w.... , Przemków Przemków Przemk?w [] is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Przemk?w....	6
Luban County Luban County Luban County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat lubanski	428	57,061	Luban Luban Luban [] is a town in southwest Poland , with 22,137 inhabitants . It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Luban County, and also of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Luban ....	Olszyna Olszyna Olszyna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzebiel, within Zary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the Germany border.... , Lesna Lesna Lesna [] is a town in Luban County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Lesna, close to the Czech Republic border.... , Swieradów-Zdrój Swieradów-Zdrój Swierad?w-Zdr?j [] is a town in Luban County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The town is located in the Kwisa valley in the Izera Mountains ....	7
Legnica County Legnica County Legnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat legnicki	745	52,995	Legnica Legnica Legnica is a city on the Kaczawa river in Lower Silesia in south-western Poland. According to official figures for 2006, it has a total population of 105,485.... *	Chojnów Chojnów Chojn?w is a small town on the Skora river, in Legnica County, , in south-western Poland. Its average altitude is 170 meters above sea level.... , Prochowice Prochowice Prochowice [] is a town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Prochowice....	8
Jawor County Jawor County Jawor County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat jaworski	581	52,058	Jawor Jawor Jawor [] is a town in south-western Poland with 24,347 inhabitants . It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It is the seat of Jawor County, and lies approximately west of the regional capital Wroclaw....	Bolków Bolkow Bolkow may refer to:B?lkow, a German aircraft manufacturer based in Stuttgart.Bolk?w , a town in south-west Poland....	6
Sroda Slaska County Sroda Slaska County Sroda Slaska County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat sredzki	704	49,208	Sroda Slaska Sroda Slaska Sroda Slaska [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Sroda Slaska County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Sroda Slaska....		5
Lwówek Slaski County Lwówek Slaski County Lw?wek Slaski County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat lwówecki	710	48,144	Lwówek Slaski Lwówek Slaski Lw?wek Slaski [] is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. Situated on the B?br River, Lw?wek Slaski is about 30 km NNW of Jelenia G?ra and has a population of about 10,300 inhabitants....	Gryfów Slaski Gryfów Slaski Gryf?w Slaski [] is a town in Lw?wek Slaski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Gryf?w Slaski.... , Mirsk Mirsk Mirsk [] is a town in Lw?wek Slaski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Mirsk, close to the Czech Republic border.... , Wlen Wlen Wlen [] is a town in Lw?wek Slaski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the B?br river. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Wlen.... , Lubomierz Lubomierz Lubomierz may refer to the following places:Lubomierz, Bochnia County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship Lubomierz, Limanowa County in Lesser Poland Voivodeship ...	5
Wolów County Wolów County Wol?w County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat wolowski	675	47,445	Wolów Wolów Wol?w [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Wol?w County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Wol?w....	Brzeg Dolny Brzeg Dolny Brzeg Dolny [] is a town in Wol?w County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located north-west of Wroclaw on the Oder River, and is the site of a large chemical complex, PCC Rokita SA....	3
Kamienna Góra County Kamienna Góra County Kamienna G?ra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat kamiennogórski	396	46,470	Kamienna Góra Kamienna Góra Kamienna G?ra [] is a town in south-western Poland with 21,440 inhabitants .Kamienna G?ra is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Wroclaw....	Lubawka Lubawka 'Lubawka' [] is a town in Poland, in Lower Silesia Voivodship, in Kamienna G?ra County. It is the administrative seat of Gmina Lubawka. It lies in the area of Central Sudetenland near to the border with Czech Republic on the way across the Lubawka pass between the Karkonosze and Crow Mountains )....	4
Zlotoryja County Zlotoryja County Zlotoryja County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat zlotoryjski	575	45,744	Zlotoryja Zlotoryja Zlotoryja [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland. It is located in the Kaczawa river valley, close to Legnica. It is the seat of Zlotoryja County, and of the smaller district of Gmina Zlotoryja ....	Wojcieszów Wojcieszów Wojciesz?w [] is a town in Zlotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Germany border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.... , Swierzawa Swierzawa Swierzawa [] is a town in Zlotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Swierzawa....	6
Strzelin County Strzelin County Strzelin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat strzelinski	622	44,146	Strzelin Strzelin Strzelin [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Olawa river, a tributary of the Oder River, about south of the region's capital Wroclaw....	Wiazów Wiazów Wiaz?w [] is a town in Strzelin County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Wiaz?w....	5
Milicz County Milicz County Milicz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat milicki	715	36,845	Milicz Milicz Milicz [] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Milicz County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Milicz....		3
Góra County Góra County G?ra County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat górowski	738	36,556	Góra Gora Gora may refer to:PeopleClaudio Gora, Italian actor and directorRonald Gora, American swimmer*Goparaju Ramachandra Rao , Indian atheist author and confidante of Gandhi...	Wasosz Wasosz Wasosz [] is a town in G?ra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Wasosz, Lower Silesian Voivodeship....	4
* seat not part of the county

Protected areas

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The term protected area includes marine protected area, which refers to protected areas whose boundaries include some area of ocean....
s in Lower Silesian Voivodeship include two National Park

National park

A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution....
s and 12 Landscape Park

Landscape Park (Poland)

In Poland, a Landscape Park is a type of protected area similar to a National Park, but with less stringent restrictions on development and economic use....
s. These are listed below.

Karkonosze National Park
Karkonosze National Park

The Karkonosze National Park is a List of National Parks of Poland in the Karkonosze Mountains in southwestern Poland.The national park is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, along the border with the Czech Republic....
(part of a UNESCO
UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
trans-border biosphere reserve
Biosphere reserve

A biosphere reserve is an international conservation designation given by UNESCO under its Programme on Man and the Biosphere . The World Network of Biosphere Reserves is the collection of all 531 biosphere Nature reserve in 105 countries ....
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Table Mountains National Park
Barycz Valley Landscape Park
Barycz Valley Landscape Park

Barycz Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1996, covering an area of .The Park is shared between two voivodeships of Poland: Lower Silesian Voivodeship and Greater Poland Voivodeship....
(partly in Greater Poland Voivodeship
Greater Poland Voivodeship

Greater Poland Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Poznan Voivodeship, Kalisz Voivodeship, Konin Voivodeship, Pila Voivodeship and Leszno Voivodeship Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act....
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Bóbr Valley Landscape Park
Bóbr Valley Landscape Park

B?br Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland.The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship: in Jelenia G?ra County , Lw?wek Slaski County and Zlotoryja County ....
Bystrzyca Valley Landscape Park
Bystrzyca Valley Landscape Park

Bystrzyca Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland.The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship....
Chelmy Landscape Park
Chelmy Landscape Park

Chelmy Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1992, covering an area of .The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship: in Jawor County and Legnica County ....
Jezierzyca Valley Landscape Park
Jezierzyca Valley Landscape Park

Jezierzyca Valley Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1994, covering an area of .The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in Wol?w County ....
Ksiaz Landscape Park
Ksiaz Landscape Park

Ksiaz Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of . It takes its name from the historic castle of Ksiaz....
Owl Mountains Landscape Park
Owl Mountains Landscape Park

Owl Mountains Landscape Park is a protected area in the Owl Mountains in south-western Poland, established in 1991, covering an area of .The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship: in Dzierzoni?w County , Klodzko County , Walbrzych County and Zabkowice Slaskie County ....
Przemków Landscape Park
Przemków Landscape Park

Przemk?w Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1997, covering an area of .The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship: in Boleslawiec County and Polkowice County ....
Rudawy Landscape Park
Rudawy Landscape Park

Rudawy Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1989.The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship....
Sleza Landscape Park
Sleza Landscape Park

Sleza Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1988, covering an area of . It takes its name from that of Mount Sleza....
Snieznik Landscape Park
Snieznik Landscape Park

Snieznik Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1981, covering an area of . It includes mountainous areas along the border with the Czech Republic, and takes its name from the highest peak in the region, Snieznik ....
Sudety Walbrzyskie Landscape Park
Sudety Walbrzyskie Landscape Park

Sudety Walbrzyskie Landscape Park is a protected area in south-western Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of .The Park lies within Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in Walbrzych County ....

Most popular surnames in the region

Nowak: 13,217
Kowalski
Kowalski

Kowalski is the second most common Polish surnames in Poland . In previous century used to be the most common name. Jan Kowalski are synonymous with John Doe or John Smith in English-speaking countries....
: 9,429
Wójcik
Wójcik

W?jcik, Wojczik, Wojczyk, or Wojszyk is one of the oldest Poland surnames.W?jcik as a toponymic surname is derived from villages W?jcia, W?jciki, as a patronymic surname from popular in medieval Central Europe, as a first name Wojciech , as a cognominal surname from the word wojak , as from the word w?jt, chief off...
: 7,046

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