Wiązów

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Wiązów

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Wiązów
Coordinates: 50°48′55″N 17°12′13″E / 50.81528°N 17.20361°E / 50.81528; 17.20361
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Strzelin
Gmina Wiązów
Area
  Total 9.16 km2 (3.54 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 2,230
  Density 240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Postal code 57-120
Website http://www.wiazow.pl

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

The town lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) east of Strzelin, and 37 kilometres (23 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2012, the town has a population of 2,341.

Coordinates: 50°48′55″N 17°12′13″E / 50.81528°N 17.20361°E / 50.81528; 17.20361

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