Jawor (other)
Jawor is a town and county seat in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-west Poland. Jawor may also refer to the following places: * Jawor, Góra County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) * Jawor, Milicz County in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (south-west Poland) *Jawor, Bełchatów County Jawor is a small village in the administrative district of Gmina Zelów, within Bełchatów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately west of Zelów, north-west of Bełchatów, and south-west of the regional capital ... in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) * Jawor, Opoczno County in Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland) * Jawor, Gmina Solina in Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland) * Jawor (mountain) a mountain in Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland) See also * Jauer (other) * Javor (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jawor ...
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Jawor
Jawor (german: Jauer) is a town in south-western Poland with 22,890 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975 to 1998 it was in the former Legnica Voivodeship). It is the seat of Jawor County, and lies approximately west of the regional capital Wrocław. Through the town flows the 31 mile long Raging Nysa river (pl: ''Nysa Szalona'') A Protestant Church of Peace can be found in the town. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. Jawor Castle lies in the town. History The name of the city ''Jawor'' comes from the Polish word for "sycamore". The earliest recorded name dates from 1133 when the city was written down as Jawr and in 1203 as Jawor. Till 16th century the name was written down in Latin in various forms such as: Iavor, Iavr, Javr, Javor, Jaur, Jaura, Jawer, Jauor. Polish form Jawor was continued to be used, for example in painting from 1562 located in church of St.Martin. Other form Iawor is recorded in document from 1248 ...
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