Jawor
Jawor | |
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Aerial view of the Old Town Town Hall | |
| Coordinates: 51°03′N 16°12′E / 51.050°N 16.200°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Jawor |
| Gmina | Jawor (urban gmina) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Emilian Bera |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.8 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 22,890 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 59-400 |
| Car plates | DJA |
| Website | jawor.pl |
Jawor [ˈjavɔr] (German: Jauer) is a town in south-western Poland with 22,890 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the seat of Jawor County, and lies approximately 61 km (38 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
One of the oldest towns in the region, with a history of more than a thousand years, Jawor was one of the main centers of weaving in Silesia and, in 1274–1392, the capital of an eponymous principality ruled by a local line of the Piast dynasty. It has a preserved medieval urban layout with several Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque structures, including the Church of Peace, a Historic Monument of Poland and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Jawor is the site for electrical machinery, chemical, paper and food industries, and there are numerous granite and basalt quarries near the town. Through the town flows the 31 mile long Raging Nysa river (pl: Nysa Szalona).