Prochowice

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Prochowice
Flag of Prochowice
Flag		 Coat of arms of Prochowice
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Prochowice (Poland)
Prochowice
Prochowice
Coordinates: 51°16′27″N 16°21′54″E / 51.27417, 16.365
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Legnica
Gmina Prochowice
Government
 - Mayor Halina Kołodziejska
Area
 - Total 9.85 km² (3.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 3,702
 - Density 375.8/km² (973.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 59-230
Website: http://www.prochowice.com
Church of St. John the Baptist
Church of St. John the Baptist

Prochowice [prɔxɔˈvit​͡sɛ] (German: Parchwitz) is a town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Prochowice. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-east of Legnica, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 3,702.

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Gmina Prochowice

Town and seat: Prochowice

Villages: Cichobórz • Dąbie • Golanka Dolna • Gromadzyń • Kawice • Kwiatkowice • Lisowice • Mierzowice • Motyczyn • Rogów Legnicki • Szczedrzykowice • Szczedrzykowice-Stacja
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Coordinates: 51°16′27″N 16°21′54″E / 51.27417, 16.365