Chocianów

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Chocianów
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Chocianów
Coordinates: 51°25′N 15°55′E / 51.417, 15.917
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Polkowice
Gmina	Chocianów
Government
- Mayor	Franciszek Skibicki
Area
- Total	7.31 km² (2.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	8,215
- Density	1,123.8/km² (2,910.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	59-140
Car plates	DPL
Website: http://www.chocianow.pl

Chocianów [xɔˈt​͡ɕanuf] is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Chocianów. It developed from a castle called Chodzenow built in 1297 by Duke Bolko I of Świdnica. The town lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Polkowice, and 85 kilometres (53 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2006, it has a population of 8,215.

Prior to World War II, Chocianów was in Germany and was known by its German name of Kotzenau. It received its town privileges in 1894. The town had a population of 4,301 in 1939, but with war deaths and the expulsion of most Germans after the war the population was down to 1,707 in 1946.^[1]

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1. ^ Columbia-Lippincott Gazeteer. (New York: Columbia University Press, 1952) p. 403

v • d • e Gmina Chocianów Town and seat: Chocianów Villages: Brunów • Chocianowiec • Duninów • Jabłonów • Michałów • Ogrodzisko • Parchów • Pogorzeliska • Raków • Szklary Dolne • Trzebnice • Trzmielów • Żabice

Coordinates: 51°25′N 15°55′E / 51.417, 15.917