Wojcieszów

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Wojcieszów
Coat of arms of Wojcieszów
Coat of arms
Wojcieszów (Poland)
Wojcieszów
Wojcieszów
Coordinates: 50°57′17″N 15°55′23″E / 50.95472, 15.92306
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Złotoryja
Gmina Wojcieszów (urban gmina)
Area
 - Total 32.17 km² (12.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 3,940
 - Density 122.5/km² (317.2/sq mi)
Postal code 59-550
Website: http://www.wojcieszow.pl

Wojcieszów [vɔjˈt​͡ɕeʂuf] (German: Kauffung) iis a town in Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the German border. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Złotoryja, and 81 kilometres (50 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 3,940.

Coordinates: 50°57′17″N 15°55′23″E / 50.95472, 15.92306