- Świebodzice
Infobox Settlement
name = Świebodzice
image_shield = POL Świebodzice 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 = Świdnica
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Świebodzice (urban gmina)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Bogdan Kożuchowicz
area_total_km2 =30.45
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 23126
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=50 |latm=52 |lats= |latNS= N
longd=16 |longm=20 |longs= |longEW= E
elevation_m =
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 58-160 do 58-163
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = DSW
website = http://www.swiebodzice.plŚwiebodzice [IPA-pl|si|f|j|e|b|o|'|dzi|i|c|e] ( _de. Freiburg in Schlesien) is a town in south-western
Poland with 23,126 inhabitants (as of 2006). It is situated inŚwidnica County ,Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 it was in the formerWałbrzych Voivodeship ).The town is situated close to
Książ Castle , which duringWorld War II , together with the underground cave complex, was expanded to create private quarters forAdolf Hitler .The region passed to Poland from
Germany in 1945, as a result of decisions confirmed at thePotsdam Conference . For more information about the general history of the region, seeSilesia .Old fortifications from around
1279 , the year the town was founded, still remain.
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