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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| County | Polkowice County | ||
| Gmina | Gmina Polkowice | ||
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| - Mayor | Wiesław Wabik | ||
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| - Total | 23. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo dolnośląskie {{IPA-pl|d|o|l|n|o|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|j|e}} A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Polkowice County (powiat polkowicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Gmina Polkowice is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 75 km² (9. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 22,279 | ||
| - Density | 938. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/km² (2,429. 6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 59-100, 59-101 | ||
| Car plates | DPL | ||
| Website: http://www.polkowice.pl | |||
Polkowice [pɔlkɔˈvit͡sɛ] (
listen) (German: Polkwitz, 1937–1945 Heerwegen) is a town in south-western Poland with 22,279 inhabitants (2006). Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 it was in the former Legnica Voivodeship). Lower Silesian Voivodeship (also known as Lower Silesia Province or by its Polish name of województwo dolnośląskie {{IPA-pl|d|o|l|n|o|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|j|e}} Legnica Voivodeship (województwo legnickie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975 &ndash 1998, superseded It is the seat of Polkowice County and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Polkowice. Polkowice County (powiat polkowicki is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland Gmina Polkowice is an urban-rural Gmina (administrative district in Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
The town is located in an industrial copper-mining area, with a copper-processing plant operating nearby.
The region passed to Poland from Germany in 1945 following decisions approved at the Potsdam Conference. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern, in Potsdam, Germany, from July 16, For more information on the general history of the region, see Silesia. Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people