City
Ząbkowice Śląskie
Eastern Europe
Ząbkowice Śląskie is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland, about 63 kilometers south of the regional capital Wrocław. It is the seat of Ząbkowice County and of the local Gmina Ząbkowice Śląskie municipality. As of 2019, the town had a population of 15,004. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Zabkowice Slaskie (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 14,178 (2024)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 50.58969, longitude 16.81239
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 280 m
P2046 (area)
area 1367.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 14178 (2024)
View the Source2. Wikipedia (Polish): Ząbkowice Śląskie
Wikipedia (Polish)Source text, founding-year: 1287Quote, Source text, founding-year: 1287
Najstarszy dokument, w którym wymienia się civitas Frankenstein nosi datę 10 stycznia 1287 [ potrzebny przypis ] .
3. Ząbkowice Śląskie (Wikipedia)
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Ząbkowice Śląskie (Zombkovitze [zɔmpkɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ]; German: Frankenstein in Schlesien) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
History
The town was established in Silesia as Frankenstein in the late 13th century by German settlers, during the reign of Henry IV Probus of the Piast dynasty, following the Mongol invasion of Poland.
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