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Żmigród
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Also known as Trachenberg

Żmigród () is a town in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Żmigród.

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Place details

Locality
Żmigród
Region
województwo dolnośląskie
Country
Polska
Population
6,542
Timezone
Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Żmigród
Settlement.image_skyline
SM Żmigród pałac-baszta (3) ID 597995.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Castellan Tower
Settlement.image_flag
POL Żmigród flag 2022.svg
Settlement.image_shield
POL Żmigród COA 2022.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2
County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Trzebnica
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Żmigród
Settlement.area_total_km2
9.49
Settlement.population_as_of
2019-06-30
Settlement.population_total
6435
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.elevation_m
150
Settlement.timezone
CET

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Encyclopedic overview

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Żmigród () is a town in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Żmigród.

==Geography== The town lies in the historic Lower Silesia region on the Barycz River, approximately north-west of Trzebnica, and north of the regional capital Wrocław. Its name is derived from Old Polish Żmij, "dragon" () and gród, "castle" (), displayed in the town's coat of arms.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Żmigród” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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