Postal code 57-100 Area 10.34 km² Local time Wednesday 10:09 PM | County Strzelin County Time zone CET (UTC+1) Car plates DST Population 12,192 (2006) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind W at 14 km/h, 84% Humidity Voivodeship | ||
Strzelin [ˈstʂɛlʲin] (German: Strehlen, Czech: Střelín) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about 39 kilometres (24 miles) south of the region's capital Wrocław. The town is the seat of Strzelin County and also of the smaller municipality (gmina) of Strzelin. It is known for its extensive granite quarries.
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Map of Strzelin, Poland
History
Prior to 1945 Strzelin was part of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia. It was severely damaged in the course of the Lower Silesian Offensive of the Red Army against the Wehrmacht in February 1945. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)
As at 2013, the town has a population of 22,114.
Notable people
Twin towns — Sister cities
Strzelin is twinned with:
References
Strzelin Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA