Głuszyca

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Głuszyca
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Głuszyca
Coordinates: 50°41′N 16°22′E / 50.683, 16.367
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Wałbrzych
Gmina	Głuszyca
Area
- Total	16.21 km² (6.3 sq mi)
Population (2006)
- Total	6,999
- Density	431.8/km² (1,118.3/sq mi)
Postal code	58-340
Website: http://www.gluszyca.pl

Głuszyca [gwuˈʂɨt​͡sa] (German: Wüstegiersdorf) is a town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Głuszyca, close to the Czech border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Wałbrzych, and 69 kilometres (43 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 6,999.

v • d • e Gmina Głuszyca Town and seat: Głuszyca Villages: Głuszyca Górna • Grzmiąca • Kolce • Łomnica • Sierpnica

Coordinates: 50°41′N 16°22′E / 50.683, 16.367