Bogatynia

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Bogatynia
Coat of arms of Bogatynia
Coat of arms
Bogatynia (Poland)
Bogatynia
Bogatynia
Coordinates: 50°55′N 14°58′E / 50.917, 14.967
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Bogatynia
Government
 - Mayor Andrzej Grzmielewicz
Area
 - Total 59.88 km² (23.1 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 19,068
 - Density 318.4/km² (824.7/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 59-920 or 59-916 (districts: Turoszów, Zatonie Kolonia, Trzciniec Górny i Dolny, Stare Zatonie)
Car plates DZG
Website: http://www.bogatynia.pl

Bogatynia [bɔgaˈtɨɲa] (German: Reichenau) is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the point where the Czech, German and Polish borders meet. It is the only town in Poland which was part of the German state of Saxony before World War II. It has 19,068 inhabitants (2006).

The town lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of Zgorzelec, and 147 kilometres (91 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Bogatynia is one of the richest towns per capita in Poland, due to its two principal enterprises: a brown coal mine (Kopalnia Węgla Brunatnego Turów SA) and the associated thermal power station (Elektrownia Turów).

The town used to be connected via narrow gauge railway lines to Zittau and to Frýdlant.

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Coordinates: 50°54′30″N, 14°57′20″E