Ziębice

Ziębice
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Ziębice
Coordinates: 50°36′N 17°2′E / 50.600°N 17.033°E / 50.600; 17.033
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Ząbkowice Śląskie
Gmina	Ziębice
Area
• 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] (German: Münsterberg) is a town in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Ziębice. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.) During the Middle Ages, Münsterberg (Ziębice) was the capital of a Silesian duchy, the Duchy of Münsterberg (Ziębice).

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.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 9,234. It has a sister city relationship with Brighton, Colorado.

Famous people from Ziębice

• Edyta Górniak
• Janusz Kamiński
• Karl Denke

External links

•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Münsterberg". Encyclopædia Britannica. 18 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 
• Jewish Community in Ziębice on Virtual Shtetl

Gmina Ziębice
Town and seat	Ziębice
Villages	Biernacice Bożnowice Brukalice Czerńczyce Dębowiec Głęboka Henryków Jasienica Kalinowice Dolne Kalinowice Górne Krzelków Lipa Lubnów Niedźwiednik Niedźwiedź Nowina Nowy Dwór Osina Mała Osina Wielka Pomianów Dolny Raczyce Rososznica Skalice Służejów Starczówek Wadochowice Wigancice Witostowice

Coordinates: 50°36′N 17°02′E / 50.600°N 17.033°E / 50.600; 17.033