Oława
Oława
Ôlawa | |
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Castle Square in Oława with the Sobieski Castle | |
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Coat of arms | |
Oława | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′N 17°18′E / 50.933°N 17.300°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Oława |
| Gmina | Oława (urban gmina) |
| Established | 11th or 12th century |
| First mentioned | 1149 |
| Town rights | 1234 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tomasz Frischmann |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.34 km2 (10.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 33,029 |
| • Density | 1,194.2/km2 (3,093/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 55-200 |
| Car plates | DOA |
| Website | http://www.um.olawa.pl |
Oława (Polish pronunciation: [ɔˈwava] ⓘ; Silesian: Ôlawa; German: Ohlau, [ˈoːlaʊ] ⓘ) is a historic town in south-western Poland with 33,029 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, within the Wrocław metropolitan area. It is the seat of Oława County and of the smaller administrative district of Gmina Oława (although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town is an urban gmina in its own right).