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'''Gryfów Śląski''' {{IPAc-pl|'|g|r|y|f|u|f|-|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|J|i}} ({{lang-de|Greiffenberg |
'''Gryfów Śląski''' {{IPAc-pl|'|g|r|y|f|u|f|-|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|J|i}} ({{lang-de|Greiffenberg}}), simplified to '''Gryfów''', is a historic town in [[Lwówek Śląski County]], [[Lower Silesian Voivodeship]], in south-western [[Poland]]. It is the seat of the administrative district ([[gmina]]) called [[Gmina Gryfów Śląski]]. As of 2006, the town has a population of 7,128. The town is located between [[Zgorzelec]] and [[Jelenia Góra]], on the [[Kwisa]] river. It lies approximately {{convert|16|km|mi|0}} south-west of [[Lwówek Śląski]], and {{convert|114|km|mi|0}} west of the regional capital [[Wrocław]]. |
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Revision as of 16:19, 18 August 2019
Gryfów Śląski | |
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| Coordinates: 51°1′38″N 15°25′9″E / 51.02722°N 15.41917°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Lwówek Śląski |
| Gmina | Gryfów Śląski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.63 km2 (2.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 7,128 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | http://www.gryfow.pl |
Gryfów Śląski [ˈɡrɨfuf ˈɕlɔ̃skʲi] (German: Greiffenberg), simplified to Gryfów, is a historic town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Gryfów Śląski. As of 2006, the town has a population of 7,128. The town is located between Zgorzelec and Jelenia Góra, on the Kwisa river. It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 114 kilometres (71 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
History
The settlement of Gryfów Śląski arose from a castle built by the Piast Duke Bolesław I the Tall of Silesia near the border with Upper Lusatia. It received town privileges by Duke Bolesław II the Bald in 1242. The ruins of the medieval Gryf Castle, a possession of the House of Schaffgotsch from 1400 on, are still visible south of the town. In 1274 Gryfów became part of the Silesian Duchy of Jawor, which finally was incorporated by the Kingdom of Bohemia in 1392. After the First Silesian War it was annexed by Prussia in 1742. In 1865 the Greiffenberg station opened on the Silesian Mountain Railway line from Görlitz to Reibnitz (Rybnica).
Prior to 1945 the town was part of Germany and settled in large majority by Germans. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. The town, having been settled by German-speakers for centuries was voided of its native population, for the town to be resettled with Polish citizens new to the region.[citation needed] Since the town had not an established Polish name, the new name of Gryfów Śląski was found. Some of the new inhabitants were Polish refugees from regions east of the Curzon line, the Kresy, from where they had been displaced by Soviet authorities in accordance to new borders decided at Yalta Conference, while most new settlers were re-settlers from Central Poland.
Notable people
- Africa explorer Hermann Steudner (1832–1863)
- Curt Joël (1865–1945), German politician
- Actor Andrzej Chyra (born 1964)
Twin towns
Gryfów Śląski is twinned with Bischofswerda in Germany, Raspenava in the Czech Republic and Gryfice in Poland.
References
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