Polkowice
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 Polkowice
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| Coordinates: 51°30′N 16°04′E / 51.500°N 16.067°E | |||
| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| County | Polkowice County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Polkowice | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Wiesław Wabik | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 23.75 km2 (9.17 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 22,279 | ||
| • Density | 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 59-100, 59-101 | ||
| Car plates | DPL | ||
| Climate | Dfb | ||
| Website | http://www.polkowice.pl | ||
Polkowice [pɔlkɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (German: Heerwegen; until 1937: Polkwitz) is a town in south-western Poland. It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The town is the seat of Polkowice County and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Polkowice.
Polkowice is located in historic Lower Silesia, about 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Lubin on National road 3. The nearst airport is Wrocław–Copernicus Airport, located 72 km (45 mi) from Polkowice.
Situated in a traditional mining region, the town is part of the largest industrial copper-extraction area in Poland, with a copper-processing plant operating nearby. Nearby Polkowice Dolne is the site of a former State Agricultural Farm (PGR) and, since 1998, of a Volkswagen diesel engine plant, another major employer in the region.
Designated as an urban-type settlement from 1945, Polkowice regained town status in 1967. From 1975–1998 it was in the former Legnica Voivodeship.
The name of the town is probably derived from Slavic (Old Polish) Boleslaw, meaning "great glory", a favoured dynastic name in the Polish royal House of Piast. According to legend, The Silesian duke Bolesław I the Tall (1127–1201) had a hunting lodge erected near the later town, later called Bolkewice or, adjusted to the German pronunciation, Polkovicz (1333).
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