Strzelin

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Strzelin
Saint Gotard rotunda
Saint Gotard rotunda
Coat of arms of Strzelin
Coat of arms
Strzelin (Poland)
Strzelin
Strzelin
Coordinates: 50°47′N 17°4′E / 50.783, 17.067
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Strzelin County
Gmina Gmina Strzelin
Government
 - Mayor Jerzy Matusiak
Area
 - Total 10.34 km² (4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 12,192
 - Density 1,179.1/km² (3,053.9/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 57-100
Car plates DST
Website: http://www.strzelin.pl

Strzelin [ˈstʂɛlin] (German: Strehlen) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Strzelin County, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Strzelin. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies approximately 39 kilometres (24 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 12,192.

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Coordinates: 50°47′N 17°04′E / 50.783, 17.067