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Coordinates: 50°47′58″N 16°15′18″E / 50.79944°N 16.255°E
Szczawno-Zdrój
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Coat of armsCoordinates: 50°47′58″N 16°15′18″E / 50.79944°N 16.255°E Country Poland Voivodeship Lower Silesian County Wałbrzych Gmina Szczawno-Zdrój (urban gmina) Area – Total 14.74 km2 (5.7 sq mi) Highest elevation 430 m (1,411 ft) Lowest elevation 400 m (1,312 ft) Population (2006) – Total 5,506 – Density 373.5/km2 (967.5/sq mi) Postal code 58-310 Website http://www.szczawno-zdroj.pl Szczawno-Zdrój [ˈʂt͡ʂavnɔ ˈzdrui̯] (German: Bad Salzbrunn, to 1935 Ober Salzbrunn) is a spa town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)
The town lies north of the Sudetes mountains, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Wałbrzych and 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
As at 2006, the town has a population of 5,506.
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