Zgorzelec
Zgorzelec | |
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Panorama of the city Daszyńskiego Street Municipal House of Culture Paderewski Park Polish-Saxon post milestone | |
| Coordinates: 51°09′00″N 15°00′30″E / 51.15000°N 15.00833°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Zgorzelec |
| Gmina | Zgorzelec (urban gmina) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Rafał Gronicz (KO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.88 km2 (6.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 30,374 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 59–900 to 59–903 |
| Car plates | DZG |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Website | zgorzelec |
Zgorzelec ([zɡɔˈʐɛlɛt͡s] ⓘ, German: Görlitz, Upper Sorbian: Zhorjelc [ˈzhɔʁʲɛlts], Czech: Zhořelec, Lower Sorbian: Zgórjelc) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland, with 30,374 inhabitants (2019). It is the seat of Zgorzelec County and of Gmina Zgorzelec (although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town is an urban gmina in its own right).
Zgorzelec is located on the Lusatian Neisse river, on the Polish-German border adjoining the German town of Görlitz, of which it constituted the eastern part up to 1945. Through its history it has been at various times under German, Polish, Czech and Hungarian rule. In recent history, it became known as the location of a major German-operated prisoner-of-war camp for Allied soldiers of various nationalities during World War II, the place of signing of the Treaty of Zgorzelec, and the home of the successful Turów Zgorzelec basketball team, which played in the Euroleague and EuroCup.