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Jawor

Eastern Europe

Jawor is a town in south-western Poland, in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, with 22,890 inhabitants as of 2019. It is the seat of Jawor County.

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Population
21,494 1
Founding Year
1133 2
Founding Year
1133 2
Sources
1. Jawor (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
Quote, P1082 (population)
population 21,494 (2021)
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2. Jawor (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1133
    The name of the city Jawor comes from the Polish word for "sycamore maple." The earliest recorded name dates from 1133 when the city was written down as Jawr and in 1203 as Jawor.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1133
    The name of the city Jawor comes from the Polish word for "sycamore maple." The earliest recorded name dates from 1133 when the city was written down as Jawr and in 1203 as Jawor.
  • Source text, founding-year: 1133
    The name of the city Jawor comes from the Polish word for "sycamore maple." The earliest recorded name dates from 1133 when the city was written down as Jawr and in 1203 as Jawor.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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