Węgliniec

Węgliniec

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Węgliniec
Coordinates: 51°17′18″N 15°13′32″E / 51.28833°N 15.22556°E / 51.28833; 15.22556
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.

Coordinates: 51°17′18″N 15°13′32″E / 51.28833°N 15.22556°E / 51.28833; 15.22556


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