Węgliniec
| Węgliniec | |||
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  Węgliniec | |||
| Coordinates: 51°17′18″N 15°13′32″E / 51.28833°N 15.22556°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| County | Zgorzelec | ||
| Gmina | Węgliniec | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Andrzej Wiesław Kutrowski | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 3,072 | ||
| • Density | 350/km2 (910/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 59-940 | ||
| Car plates | DZG | ||
| Website | http://www.wegliniec.pl | ||
Węgliniec [vɛŋˈɡliɲɛt͡s] (German: Kohlfurt) is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Węgliniec. 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.
It remains a major railway junction, located on strategic passenger and freight routes between Poland & Germany, with regular cross-border passenger services to Görlitz/Dresden and a limited service to Cottbus/Berlin.
For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia
The town lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 128 kilometres (80 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
As at 2006, the town has a population of 3,072.
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Coordinates: 51°17′18″N 15°13′32″E / 51.28833°N 15.22556°E