Środa Śląska

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Środa Śląska
Brick romanesque Blessed Virgin Mary church in Środa Śląska
Brick romanesque Blessed Virgin Mary church in Środa Śląska
Flag of Środa Śląska
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Coat of arms of Środa Śląska
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Środa Śląska (Poland)
Środa Śląska
Środa Śląska
Coordinates: 51°9′N 16°35′E / 51.15, 16.583
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Środa Śląska County
Gmina Gmina Środa Śląska
Government
 - Mayor Bogusław Krasucki
Area
 - Total 14.94 km² (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation 130 m (427 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 8,800
 - Density 589/km² (1,525.6/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. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław, on the Średzka Woda creek.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 8,800.

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Coordinates: 51°09′N 16°35′E / 51.15, 16.583