Chojnów
Chojnów | |
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Market Square Piast Castle Saints Peter and Paul Church Weavers Tower | |
| Coordinates: 51°16′N 15°56′E / 51.267°N 15.933°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Legnica |
| Gmina | Chojnów (urban gmina) |
| Established | 14th century |
| Town rights | 1333 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jan Serkies |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.32 km2 (2.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 13,002 |
| • Density | 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 59-224, 59-225 |
| Area code | +48 76 |
| Car plates | DLE |
| Website | chojnow |
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Chojnów [ˈxɔjnuf] ⓘ (German: Haynau) is a small town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located on the Skora river, a tributary of the Kaczawa at an average altitude of 170 m (560 ft) above sea level. Chojnów is the administrative seat of the rural gmina called Gmina Chojnów, although the town is not part of its territory and forms a separate urban gmina. As of December 2021, the town has 13,002 inhabitants.
Chojnów is located 18 km (11 mi) west of Legnica, 26 km (16 mi) east from Bolesławiec and 18 km (11 mi) north of Złotoryja, 5 km (3.1 mi) from the A4 motorway. It has railroad connections to Bolesławiec and Legnica.