Country Poland Gmina Węgliniec Postal code 59-940 Area 8.71 km² Local time Thursday 9:07 PM | County Zgorzelec Time zone CET (UTC+1) Car plates DZG Population 3,072 (2006) | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 55% Humidity Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship | ||
Węgliniec [vɛŋˈɡliɲɛt͡s] is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Węgliniec. Before 1945, the village was in Germany and known as Kohlfurt.
Map of W%C4%99gliniec, Poland
It remains a major railway junction, located on strategic passenger and freight routes between Poland & Germany, with regular cross-border passenger services to Görlitz/Dresden and a limited service to Cottbus/Berlin.
The town lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of Zgorzelec, and 128 kilometres (80 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
As at 2006, the town has a population of 3,072.
References
Węgliniec Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA