Środa Śląska

Środa Śląska
Brick romanesque Blessed Virgin Mary church in Środa Śląska
Flag Coat of arms
Środa Śląska
Coordinates: 51°9′N 16°35′E / 51.15°N 16.583°E / 51.15; 16.583
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Środa Śląska County
Gmina	Gmina Środa Śląska
Government
– Mayor	Bogusław Krasucki
Area
– Total	14.94 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (427 ft)
Population (2006)
– Total	8,800
– Density	589/km2 (1,525.6/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	55-300
Car plates	DSR
Website	http://www.srodaslaska.pl

Środa Śląska [ˈɕrɔda ˈɕlɔ̃ska] (German: Neumarkt in Schlesien) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Środa Śląska County, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Środa Śląska. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław, on the Średzka Woda creek.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 8,800.

Personalities

• Laurentius Corvinus (1465–1527), schoolar
• Franz Josef Kallmann
• Leszek Kosedowski

See also

• Środa treasure

External links

• Municipal website

Coordinates: 51°09′N 16°35′E / 51.15°N 16.583°E / 51.15; 16.583