Wołów
Wołów | |
|---|---|
Town hall in Wołów | |
| Coordinates: 51°20′29″N 16°37′42″E / 51.34139°N 16.62833°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wołów |
| Gmina | Wołów |
| First mentioned | 1157 |
| Town rights | around 1285 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dariusz Chmura |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.54 km2 (7.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 12,373 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 56-100 |
| Car plates | DWL |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | http://www.wolow.pl |
Wołów [ˈvɔwuf] (German: Wohlau, Czech: Volov) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Wołów County and Gmina Wołów. It lies approximately 38 kilometres (24 miles) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2019, the town has a population of 12,373. It is part of the larger Wrocław metropolitan area.