Międzybórz

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Międzybórz
Coat of arms of Międzybórz
Coat of arms
Międzybórz (Poland)
Międzybórz
Międzybórz
Coordinates: 51°23′57″N 17°39′56″E / 51.39917, 17.66556
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Oleśnica
Gmina Międzybórz
Area
 - Total 6.41 km² (2.5 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 2,356
 - Density 367.6/km² (952/sq mi)
Postal code 56-513
Website: http://www.bip.miedzyborz.pl/index.php

Międzybórz [mjɛnˈd​͡zɨbuʂ], also known as Międzybórz Sycowski, German: Neumittelwalde, is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Międzybórz. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information on the history of the region, see Silesia.)

It lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north-east of Oleśnica, and 54 kilometres (34 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 2,356.

Coordinates: 51°23′57″N 17°39′56″E / 51.39917, 17.66556