Zgorzelec

Zgorzelec ([zɡɔˈʐɛlɛt͡s] ⓘ, German: Görlitz, Upper Sorbian: Zhorjelc [ˈzhɔʁʲɛlts], Lower Sorbian: Zgórjelc, Czech: Zhořelec) is a town in southwestern Poland with 30,374 inhabitants (2019). It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the seat of Zgorzelec County and of Gmina Zgorzelec (although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town is an urban gmina in its own right). Zgorzelec is located on the Lusatian Neisse river, on the Polish-German border adjoining the German town of Görlitz, of which it constituted the eastern part up to 1945.

This article is about the town on the border with Germany. For the village of the same name, see Zgorzelec, Greater Poland Voivodeship.

Zgorzelec
  • From top, left to right: Panorama of the city
  • Townhouses at Daszyńskiego Street
  • Municipal House of Culture
  • Paderewski Park
  • Polish-Saxon post milestone on the Postal Square
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Zgorzelec
Zgorzelec
Coordinates: 51°09′00″N 15°00′30″E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
CountyZgorzelec County
GminaZgorzelec (urban gmina)
Government
 • MayorRafał Gronicz
Area
 • Total15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30)
 • Total30,374
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
59–900 to 59–903
Car platesDZG
ClimateCfb
Websitezgorzelec.eu
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