Strzegom
Strzegom | |
|---|---|
Panorama of Strzegom | |
| Nickname: Capital of Polish granite | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′40″N 16°20′40″E / 50.96111°N 16.34444°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Świdnica |
| Gmina | Strzegom |
| Founded | 10th century |
| Town rights | 1242 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Krzysztof Kalinowski |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.49 km2 (7.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 16,106 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 58-150 |
| Vehicle registration | DSW |
| National roads | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | https://strzegom.pl/ |
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Strzegom [ˈstʂɛɡɔm] (German: Striegau) is a town in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the Gmina Strzegom administrative district (gmina). It lies approximately 15 km (9 mi) north-west of Świdnica, and 52 km (32 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
As of 2019, the town had a population of 16,106.
One of the oldest towns in Lower Silesia, with a settlement dating back to Antiquity, in the Middle Ages Strzegom became the seat of a castellan and a centre for clothmaking, linenmaking and brewing, and since the early modern period it became known for granite mining, to which it owes the title of the "capital of Polish granite". The town has a number of precious heritage sites, most notably the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, one of the most outstanding examples of Gothic architecture in Poland, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.