Świeradów-Zdrój

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Świeradów-Zdrój
Coat of arms of Świeradów-Zdrój
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Świeradów-Zdrój (Poland)
Świeradów-Zdrój
Świeradów-Zdrój
Coordinates: 50°54′N 15°20′E / 50.9, 15.333
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Lubań
Gmina Świeradów-Zdrój (urban gmina)
Area
 - Total 20.72 km² (8 sq mi)
Highest elevation 710 m (2,329 ft)
Lowest elevation 450 m (1,476 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 4,554
 - Density 219.8/km² (569.2/sq mi)
Website: http://www.swieradowzdroj.pl

Świeradów-Zdrój [ɕvjɛˈraduf ˈzdruj] (German: Bad Flinsberg) is a town in Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The town is located in the Kwisa valley in the Izera Mountains (part of the Sudetes range). It lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Lubań, and 123 kilometres (76 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

First mentioned in 1524, Świeradów received its town privileges in 1946.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 4,554.

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Coordinates: 50°54′N 15°20′E / 50.9, 15.333