Lwówek Śląski
Lwówek Śląski | |
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Town | |
Saint Mary Church Town Hall Lubań Tower Defensive walls | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Agate Capital of Poland | |
| Motto: I love Lwówek Śląski | |
Lwówek Śląski | |
| Coordinates: 51°7′N 15°35′E / 51.117°N 15.583°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Lwówek Śląski |
| Gmina | Lwówek Śląski |
| Established | before 1209 |
| Town rights | 1217 |
| Founded by | Henry the Bearded |
| Named after | Lion |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dawid Kobiałka |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.65 km2 (6.43 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation (Skałka) | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Market Square) | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 8,869 |
| • Density | 532.7/km2 (1,380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 59-600 |
| Area code | +48 75 |
| Car plates | DLW |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | http://www.lwowekslaski.pl |
Lwówek Śląski ([ˈlvuvɛk ˈɕlɔ̃skʲi] ⓘ; formerly Lwów; German: Löwenberg in Schlesien) is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. Situated on the Bóbr River, Lwówek Śląski is about 30 kilometres (19 miles) NNW of Jelenia Góra and has a population of about 9,000 inhabitants. It is the administrative seat of Lwówek Śląski County and of the municipality Gmina Lwówek Śląski.
Founded in the 13th century, it was granted town rights in 1217, which became a model of municipal rights for a number of towns in southern Poland, including Cieszyn and Oświęcim, and from 1281 to 1286 it was a local Ducal seat of the Piast dynasty. Its prosperity came from the exploitation of gold and silver deposits, and after their depletion it was a center for cloth and linen making. Lwówek has also been a brewing center since the 13th century.
Lwówek Śląski is called the Agate Capital of Poland, and hosts the annual Lwówek Agate Summer, the largest mineralogical event in Poland, every second weekend of July.