Boguszów-Gorce

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Boguszów-Gorce
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Boguszów-Gorce (Poland)
Boguszów-Gorce
Boguszów-Gorce
Coordinates: 50°46′N 16°12′E / 50.767, 16.2
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Boguszów-Gorce (urban gmina)
Town rights 1499 Boguszów
1962 Gorce
1973 Boguszów-Gorce
Government
 - Mayor Marian Stanisław Nogaś
Area
 - Total 27.02 km² (10.4 sq mi)
Highest elevation 750 m (2,461 ft)
Lowest elevation 520 m (1,706 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 16,687
 - Density 617.6/km² (1,599.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 58-370 to 58-372
Area code(s) +48 74
Car plates DBA, DB
Website: http://www.boguszow-gorce.com.pl

Boguszów-Gorce [bɔˈguʂuf ˈgɔrt​͡sɛ] (German: Gottesberg-Rothenbach) is a town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Wałbrzych, and 72 kilometres (45 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 16,687.

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Coordinates: 50°46′N 16°12′E / 50.767, 16.2