Chocianów

Chocianów
Historic townhouses at the Market Square
Chocianów
Coordinates: 51°25′N 15°55′E / 51.417°N 15.917°E / 51.417; 15.917
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
CountyPolkowice
GminaChocianów
Established13th century
Town rights1894
Government
  MayorTomasz Kulczyński
Area
  Total
7.31 km2 (2.82 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)
  Total
7,689
  Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
59-140
Area code+48 76
Car platesDPL
ClimateDfb
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.chocianow.pl

Chocianów [xɔˈt͡ɕanuf] (German: Kotzenau) is a town in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Chocianów. The town lies approximately 14 km (9 mi) south-west of Polkowice, and 85 km (53 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of December 2021, it has a population of 7,869.