- Bolków
Infobox Settlement
name = Bolków
image_shield = POL gmina Bolków COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lower Silesian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jawor
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Bolków
latd = 50 | latm = 56 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 16 | longm = 6 | longs = | longEW = E
pushpin_
area_total_km2 = 7.68
population_density_km2 = auto
elevation_m = 380
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 5380
website = http://www.bolkow.plBolków [IPA-pl|'|b|o|l|k|u|f] ( _de. Bolkenhain) is a town in
Jawor County ,Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-westernPoland . It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina ) calledGmina Bolków and part of the "Neisse-Nysa-Nisa"Euroregion .The town lies at theNysa Szalona River, approximately convert|15|km|mi|0 south-west ofJawor , and convert|70|km|mi|0 west of the regional capitalWrocław . As at 2006, it has a population of about 5,380.First mentioned as "Hain" in a 1276 deed, Bolków was named after Duke
Bolko II of Świdnica , who died in 1368. His duchy was incorporated into the Lands of the Bohemian Crown of theHoly Roman Empire . Since 1945 the town belongs to Poland.Above the town stand the ruins of Bolków Castle, built in the 13th century. Devastated in theThirty Years' War it became a property ofGrüssau Abbey in 1703, though restoration efforts did not begin until 1905. Since 1994 the ruin is the site of the annual "Castle Party"Gothic rock festival.Twin towns
*
Heerde ,Netherlands , since 1991
* Dragsholm,Denmark , since 1995
*Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia ,Germany , since 1997
*Doksy ,Czech Republic , since 2006
*Bad Muskau ,Germany , since 2006
*Nünchritz ,Germany , since 2007External links
* [http://www.bolkow.pl/index.shtml Official town webpage]
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