Wojcieszów
Wojcieszów | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | Poland | |
Voivodeship : | Lower Silesia | |
Powiat : | Złotoryjski | |
Area : | 32.17 km² | |
Geographic location : | 50 ° 57 ' N , 15 ° 55' E | |
Residents : | 3668 (June 30, 2019) |
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Postal code : | 59-550 | |
Telephone code : | (+48) 75 | |
License plate : | DZL | |
Economy and Transport | ||
Street : | DW328 Kamienna Góra - Złotoryja | |
Next international airport : | Wroclaw | |
Gmina | ||
Gminatype: | Borough | |
Residents: | 3668 (June 30, 2019) |
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Community number ( GUS ): | 0226011 | |
Administration (as of 2010) | ||
Mayor : | Sławomir Maciejczyk | |
Address: | ul.Pocztowa 1 59-550 Wojcieszów |
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Website : | www.wojcieszow.pl |
Wojcieszów (German Kauffung ) is a town with 3846 inhabitants (2014) in southwestern Poland . It is located in the powiat Złotoryjski in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship and belongs to the Neisse Euroregion .
Wojcieszów is located in the Bober-Katzbach Mountains on the Kaczawa (Katzbach), about 20 kilometers east of Jelenia Góra . The city is known for the Kauffunger marble , which was used in Sanssouci Palace , among other places . There are many limestone caves in the area. There are deposits of basalt, limestone and sandstone that are used for construction and road construction. Poland's richest deposit of agate , which is characterized by an unusual coloring, is located here. There were also deposits of gold sand and gravel, which have now been mined.
Twin cities
- Rokytnice nad Jizerou , Czech Republic
- Desná , Czech Republic
- Hostinné , Czech Republic
- Odsherred , Denmark
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .