Ziębice
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| Coordinates: 50°36′N 17°2′E / 50.600°N 17.033°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Ząbkowice Śląskie |
| Gmina | Ziębice |
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• Total | 15.07 km2 (5.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 9,234 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 57-220 |
| Website | http://www.ziebice.pl |
Ziębice [ʑɛmˈbit͡sɛ] (Template:Lang-de) is a town in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
The town lies on the Oława River, approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Ząbkowice Śląskie and 59 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Ziębice.
During the Middle Ages, the town was the capital of a Silesian duchy, the Duchy of Münsterberg (Ziębice).
As at 2006, the town has a population of 9,234. It has a sister city relationship with Brighton, Colorado.
Famous people from Ziębice
- Karl Denke (1860–1924), serial killer
- Edyta Górniak (born 1972), singer
- Janusz Kamiński (born 1959), cinematographer
- Karl Weigert (1845–1904), pathologist
External links
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- Jewish Community in Ziębice on Virtual Shtetl
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