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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
Population
14,178 1
Area (sq km)
1367 1
Founding Year
1287 2
Founding Year
1201 to 1300 3
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
280 1
Latitude
50.58969 degrees north 1
Longitude
16.81239 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 4
Climate Zone
Temperate 5
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 6
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)
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2. Wikipedia (Polish): Ząbkowice Śląskie
Wikipedia (Polish)Source text, founding-year: 1287
Quote, Source text, founding-year: 1287
Najstarszy dokument, w którym wymienia się civitas Frankenstein nosi datę 10 stycznia 1287 [ potrzebny przypis ] .
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3. Ząbkowice Śląskie (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    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.
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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4. GeoNames: Ząbkowice Śląskie - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 287 m
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5. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 16.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 16.75
50.75 16.75 Cfb
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6. GeoNames: Ząbkowice Śląskie - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3081046
Quote, cities500 record 3081046
50.58969 16.81239 P PPL PL 72 0224 022405 15004 287 Europe/Warsaw
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