- Jawor
Infobox Settlement
name = Jawor
image_shield = POL Jawor COA.svg
pushpin_
pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lower Silesian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 =Jawor County
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Jawor (urban gmina)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Artur Mieczysław Urbański
area_total_km2 =18.8
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 24347
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=51 |latm=03 |lats= |latNS= N
longd=16 |longm=12 |longs= |longEW= E
elevation_m =
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 59-400
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = DJA
website = http://www.jawor.plJawor [IPA-pl|'|j|a|w|o|r] ( _de. Jauer) is a town in south-western
Poland with 24,347 inhabitants (2006 ). It is situated inLower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 it was in the formerLegnica Voivodeship ). It is the seat ofJawor County , and lies approximately convert|61|km|mi|0 west of the regional capitalWrocław .In the town can be found one of the Protestant Churches of Peace. It was named a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001.The name "Jawor" is Polish for "sycamore".
External links
* [http://jawor.pl/ Official site]
* [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/pl-ds-jw.html Local flags ]
* [http://www.jawor.pl/galeria/k_pokoju/ Church Of Peace in Jawor - photo gallery]
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