Strzelin

Strzelin
St. Godehard's Rotunda, Strzelin St. Godehard's Rotunda, Strzelin
Coat of arms
Strzelin
Coordinates:
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Strzelin County
Gmina	Gmina Strzelin
Government
• Mayor	Dorota Pawnuk-Sznajder
Area
• Total	10.34 km2 (3.99 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	12,192
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	57-100
Car plates	DST
Website	http://www.strzelin.pl

Strzelin [ˈstʂɛlʲin] (German: Strehlen, Czech: Střelín) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about 39 km (24 mi) south of the region's capital Wrocław. The town is the seat of Strzelin County and also of the smaller municipality (gmina) of Strzelin. It is known for its extensive granite quarries.

History

Prior to 1945 Strzelin was part of the Prussian Province of Lower Silesia. It was severely damaged in the course of the Lower Silesian Offensive of the Red Army against the Wehrmacht in February 1945. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

As at 2013, the town has a population of 22,114.

Notable people

• Paul Ehrlich (1854-1915), physician
• Johann von Ravenstein (1889–1962), Wehrmacht general
• Błażej Augustyn, footballer, born 1988

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Strzelin is twinned with:

• Trutnov, Czech Republic
• Straelen, Germany

External links

• Official town homepage (Polish)
• TelewizjaStrzelin, a local TV station
• strzelin.net, a local news site
• Jewish Community in Strzelin on Virtual Shtetl
• PTTK Strzelin
• local newspaper "Strzeliński Ekspress Ogłoszeniowy" which alone has in his title coat of arms ,official