Jawor

For other places with the same name, see Jawor (disambiguation).
Jawor

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Jawor
Coordinates: 51°03′N 16°12′E / 51.050°N 16.200°E / 51.050; 16.200
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Jawor County
Gmina Jawor (urban gmina)
Government
 • Mayor Emilian Bera
Area
 • Total 18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 24,347
 • Density 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 59-400
Car plates DJA
Website http://www.jawor.pl

Jawor [ˈjavɔr] (German: Jauer) is a town in south-western Poland with 24,347 inhabitants (2006). It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 it was in the former Legnica Voivodeship). It is the seat of Jawor County, and lies approximately 61 kilometres (38 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

In the town can be found a Protestant Church of Peace. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. Jawor Castle lies in Jawor.

The name Jawor is Polish for "sycamore". Prior to 1945, the town was part of Poland, Bohemia, Austria, Prussia and 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.

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Coordinates: 51°03′N 16°12′E / 51.050°N 16.200°E / 51.050; 16.200

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