Szczawno-Zdrój

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Szczawno-Zdrój
Flag of Szczawno-Zdrój
Flag
Coat of arms of Szczawno-Zdrój
Coat of arms
Szczawno-Zdrój (Poland)
Szczawno-Zdrój
Szczawno-Zdrój
Coordinates: 50°47′58″N 16°15′18″E / 50.79944, 16.255
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Szczawno-Zdrój (urban gmina)
Area
 - Total 14.74 km² (5.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation 430 m (1,411 ft)
Lowest elevation 400 m (1,312 ft)
Population (2006)
 - Total 5,506
 - Density 373.5/km² (967.5/sq mi)
Postal code 58-310
Website: http://www.szczawno-zdroj.pl
Town Hall
Town Hall

Szczawno-Zdrój [ˈʂt​͡ʂavnɔ ˈzdruj] (German: Bad Salzbrunn, to 1935 Ober Salzbrunn) is a spa town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies north of the Sudetes mountains, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Wałbrzych and 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 5,506.

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Coordinates: 50°47′58″N 16°15′18″E / 50.79944, 16.255