Syców
Syców | |
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Town Hall Saints Peter and Paul church Park | |
| Motto(s): Niech pomyślność miasta rozkwita tak, jak zacność jego obywateli Let the town's prosperity grow like the nobility of its citizens | |
| Coordinates: 51°18′36″N 17°43′25″E / 51.31000°N 17.72361°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Oleśnica |
| Gmina | Syców |
| Established | 13th century |
| Town rights | 1369 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dariusz Maniak |
| Area | |
• Total | 17.05 km2 (6.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 10,397 |
| • Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 56-500 |
| Area code | +48 62 |
| Car plates | DOL |
| Highways | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | http://www.sycow.pl |
Syców [ˈsɨt͡suf] (German: Groß Wartenberg, until 1888 Polnisch Wartenberg) is a town in Oleśnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Syców and part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area. It lies approximately 27 km (17 mi) north-east of Oleśnica, and 47 km (29 mi) north-east of the regional capital Wrocław.
Founded in the Middle Ages, Syców is a former center for flax cultivation and cloth and linen making, and was the location of major fairs for merchants from Lower Silesia and Greater Poland. It is located on the Route of the Heroes of the Battle of Warsaw 1920, the main highway connecting Wrocław with Łódź, Warsaw and Białystok.