Kowary

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Kowary
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Coat of arms of Kowary
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Kowary (Poland)
Kowary
Kowary
Coordinates: 50°47′30″N 15°50′0″E / 50.79167, 15.83333
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Jelenia Góra
Gmina Kowary (urban gmina)
Area
 - Total 37.39 km² (14.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 11,824
 - Density 316.2/km² (819/sq mi)
Website: http://www.kowary.pl


Center of the town in winter
Center of the town in winter

Kowary [kɔˈvarɨ] (German: Schmiedeberg im Riesengebirge) is a town in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Jelenia Góra, and 93 kilometres (58 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As for 2006, the town had a population of 11,824.

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Coordinates: 50°47′30″N 15°50′00″E / 50.79167, 15.833333