Sroda Slaska
Encyclopedia
Środa Śląska ' is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship
, in south-western Poland
. It is the seat of Środa Śląska County
, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina
) called Gmina Środa Śląska
. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany
. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia
.)
The town lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław, on the Średzka Woda creek
.
As at 2006, the town has a population of 8,800.
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
, in south-western Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
. It is the seat of Środa Śląska County
Sroda Slaska County
Środa Śląska County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...
, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
) called Gmina Środa Śląska
Gmina Sroda Slaska
Gmina Środa Śląska is an urban-rural gmina in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland...
. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
.)
The town lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław, on the Średzka Woda creek
Creek (tidal)
A tidal creek, tidal channel, or estuary is the portion of a stream that is affected by ebb and flow of ocean tides, in the case that the subject stream discharges to an ocean, sea or strait. Thus this portion of the stream has variable salinity and electrical conductivity over the tidal cycle...
.
As at 2006, the town has a population of 8,800.
Personalities
- Laurentius CorvinusLaurentius CorvinusLaurentius Corvinus was a Silesian scholar who lectured as an ‘extraordinary’ professor at the University of Krakow when Nicolaus Copernicus began to study there...
(1465–1527), schoolar - Franz Josef KallmannFranz Josef KallmannFranz Josef Kallmann MD , a German-born American psychiatrist, was one of the pioneers in the study of the genetic basis of psychiatric disorders...
- Leszek KosedowskiLeszek KosedowskiLeszek Marian Kosedowski is a retired boxer from Poland, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada...