Środa Śląska
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Brick romanesque Blessed Virgin Mary church in Środa Śląska | |||
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  Środa Śląska | |||
| Coordinates: 51°9′N 16°35′E / 51.150°N 16.583°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| County | Środa Śląska County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Środa Śląska | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Bogusław Krasucki | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 14.94 km2 (5.77 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 8,800 | ||
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 55-300 | ||
| Car plates | DSR | ||
| Website | http://www.srodaslaska.pl | ||
Środa Śląska [ˈɕrɔda ˈɕlɔ̃ska] (German: Neumarkt in Schlesien) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Środa Śląska County, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Środa Śląska. The town lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław, on the Średzka Woda creek.
Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.
As at 2006, the town has a population of 8,800.
Personalities
- Laurentius Corvinus (1465–1527), scholar
- Franz Josef Kallmann
- Hugo von Kirchbach (1809 - 1887), Prussian general
- Leszek Kosedowski
See also
External links
- Municipal website
- Jewish Community in Środa Śląska on Virtual Shtetl
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Coordinates: 51°09′N 16°35′E / 51.150°N 16.583°E