Węgliniec

Węgliniec

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Węgliniec

Country

Government

- Mayor

Andrzej Wiesław Kutrowski

Area

- Total

8.71 km² (3.4 sq mi)

Population (2006)

- Total

3,072

352.7/km² (913.5/sq mi)

- Summer (DST)

Postal code

59-940

DZG

Website: http://www.wegliniec.pl

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

The town lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 128 kilometres (80 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 3,072.

v • d • e Gmina Węgliniec

Town and seat: Węgliniec Villages: Czerwona Woda • Dębówek • Jagodzin • Kieszków • Kościelna Wieś • Kuźnica • Łężek • Okrąglica • Piaseczna • Piaski • Polana • Ruszów • Stary Węgliniec • Zielonka