Syców

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Syców
Main Square
Main Square
Flag of Syców
Flag
Coat of arms of Syców
Coat of arms
Motto: Niech pomyślność miasta rozkwita tak, jak zacność jego obywateli
Let the town's prosperity grow like the nobility of its citizens
Syców (Poland)
Syców
Syców
Coordinates: 51°18′36″N 17°43′25″E / 51.31, 17.72361
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Oleśnica
Gmina Syców
Established 13th century
Town rights 1369
Government
 - Mayor Sławomir Kapica
Area
 - Total 17.05 km² (6.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 10,712
 - Density 628.3/km² (1,627.2/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 56-500
Area code(s) +48 62
Car plates DOL
Website: http://www.sycow.pl

Syców [ˈsɨt​͡suf] (German: Groß Wartenberg) is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Syców. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information on the history of the region, see Silesia.)

It lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) north-east of Oleśnica, and 52 kilometres (32 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 10,712.

Syców is twinned with Malsch.

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Coordinates: 51°18′36″N 17°43′25″E / 51.31, 17.72361