🇵🇱 Świdnica is a city in south-western Poland in the region of Silesia. It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, being the seventh largest town in that voivodeship. From 1975–98 it was in the former Wałbrzych Voivodeship. It is now the seat of Świdnica County, and also of the smaller district of Gmina Świdnica (although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town forms a separate urban gmina). Świdnica became part of the Wałbrzych agglomeration in 2014.
Świdnica is home to the St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral and the Church of Peace, two landmark churches listed as Historic Monuments of Poland with the latter also listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
1Points of interest The Gothic Cathedral of St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus from the 14th century has the highest tower in Silesia, standing 103 meters tall; it hosts an image of "Our Lady Health of the Sick". It is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.
The Evangelical Church of Peace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Historic Monument of Poland, was built in 1656–57.
The 16th-century town hall has been renovated numerous times and combines Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque architectural elements. A museum is located in the town hall. The Baroque Church of St. Joseph and the Church of St. Christopher are from the same era. One remaining element of the former defensive works is the Chapel of St. Barbara.
Other notable destinations include the old town and the Stary Rynek square, Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle, Medieval town of Niemcza, Cistercian monastery at Henryków, where the oldest preserved manuscript in Polish was written, and the Wojsławice Arboretum.
1Education Świdnica is home to a College of Data Communications Technology (Wyższa Szkoła Technologii Teleinformatycznych).
In 2003, Świdnica hosted a session of the Warsaw-based International Chapter of the Order of Smile, when a Child Friendship Centre was established. Świdnica was officially titled the "Capital of Children's Dreams".
1Sport • Polonia Świdnica – football club that competes in the lower leagues, but also played in the Polish second division in the 1940s and 1950s. • Akademia Piłkarska 13 Jarosława Lato
1Świdnica has a population of over 57,041 people. Świdnica also forms the centre of the wider Świdnica County which has a population of over 157,178 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Świdnica has links with:
🇩🇪 Biberach an der Riss, Germany 🇫🇷 Ermont, France 🇺🇦 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine 🇨🇿 Jičín, Czech Republic 🇭🇺 Kazincbarcika, Hungary 🇩🇪 Lampertheim, Germany 🇩🇪 Lübbenau, Germany 🇧🇪 Maldegem, Belgium 🇺🇦 Nizhyn, Ukraine 🇨🇿 Police nad Metují, Czech Republic 🇱🇹 Švenčionys, Lithuania 🇨🇿 Trutnov, Czech Republic🇧🇪 Schaerbeek 50.859
🇧🇪 Schaarbeek 50.867
🇧🇪 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean 50.85
🇧🇪 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek 50.85
🇧🇪 Oudenaarde 50.85
🏴 Bexhill-on-Sea 50.845
🇳🇱 Maastricht 50.845
🏴 Brighton and Hove 50.844
🇩🇪 Marburg-Biedenkopf 50.837
Locations Near: Świdnica 16.4833,50.85
🇵🇱 Dzierżoniów 16.653,50.729 d: 18
🇵🇱 Wałbrzych 16.285,50.769 d: 16.6
🇵🇱 Kłodzko 16.665,50.437 d: 47.7
🇵🇱 Legnica 16.159,51.205 d: 45.5
🇵🇱 Wołów 16.617,51.333 d: 54.5
🇨🇿 Náchod 16.15,50.417 d: 53.6
🇵🇱 Lubin 16.209,51.398 d: 63.9
🇨🇿 Trutnov 15.913,50.561 d: 51.5
🇵🇱 Wrocław 17.126,51.111 d: 53.6
🇵🇱 Jelenia Góra 15.736,50.904 d: 52.8
Antipodal to: Świdnica -163.517,-50.85
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16557
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16109.7
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15897.5
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15832.4
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12124.2
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12026.7
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12011.8
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12008