Wołów
Place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See also: Wołów, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Wołów [ˈvɔwuf] (German: Wohlau, Czech: Volov) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Wołów County and Gmina Wołów. It lies approximately 38 kilometres (24 miles) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2019[update], the town has a population of 12,373. It is part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area.
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Wołów | |
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Coordinates: 51°20′29″N 16°37′42″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Wołów |
Gmina | Wołów |
First mentioned | 1157 |
Town rights | around 1285 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Dariusz Chmura |
Area | |
• Total | 18.54 km2 (7.16 sq mi) |
Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 12,373 |
• Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 56-100 |
Car plates | DWL |
Voivodeship roads | |
Website | http://www.wolow.pl |
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