Twardogóra

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Twardogóra
Coat of arms of Twardogóra
Coat of arms
Twardogóra (Poland)
Twardogóra
Twardogóra
Coordinates: 51°21′53″N 17°28′11″E / 51.36472, 17.46972
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Oleśnica
Gmina Twardogóra
Area
 - Total 8.29 km² (3.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 6,866
 - Density 828.2/km² (2,145.1/sq mi)
Postal code 56-416
Website: http://www.twardogora.pl

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

It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Oleśnica, and 40 kilometres (25 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 6,866.

Coordinates: 51°21′53″N 17°28′11″E / 51.36472, 17.46972