Lwówek Śląski (; german: Löwenberg in Schlesien; szl, Ślůnski Lwůwek) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

in the

Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrz ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

. Situated on the

Bóbr Bóbr ( cs, Bobr, german: Bober, ) is a river which carries water through the north of the Czech Republic and the southwest of Poland, a left tributary of the Oder. Course The Bóbr has a length of (3 in Czech Republic, 276 in Poland, 10th lo ...

River, Lwówek Śląski is about NNW of

Jelenia Góra Jelenia Góra (pron. ; Polish: ; german: Hirschberg im Riesengebirge; Exonym: ''Deer Mountain''; szl, Jelyniŏ Gōra) is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Low ...

and has a population of about 9,000 inhabitants. It is the administrative seat of

Lwówek Śląski County Lwówek (german: Neustadt bei Pinne or ''Kirschneustadt'' from 1943-1945) is a town in Nowy Tomyśl County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,939 inhabitants (2004). 540 Jews lived in the town in 1871. Twin towns – sister cities * K ...

and of the municipality

Gmina Lwówek Śląski Gmina Lwówek Śląski is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Lwówek Śląski, which lies approximately west of the regional cap ...

History

The vicinity of present-day Lwówek Śląski, densely wooded and located on the inner side of the unsettled

Silesian Przesieka Silesian ''Przesieka'', literally Silesian Cutting ( pl, Przesieka Śląska or Oseg, german: Schlesischer Grenzwald, Hag or , la, Indago) was a densely forested, uninhabited and unpassable strip of land in the middle of Silesia, spreading from Go ...

within the

medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ...

Kingdom of Poland The Kingdom of Poland ( pl, Królestwo Polskie; Latin: ''Regnum Poloniae'') was a state in Central Europe. It may refer to: Historical political entities *Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom existing from 1025 to 1031 *Kingdom of Poland, a kingdom exist ...

was gradually cleared and populated by

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peasants in the first half of the 13th century during the ''

Ostsiedlung (, literally "East-settling") is the term for the Early Medieval and High Medieval migration-period when ethnic Germans moved into the territories in the eastern part of Francia, East Francia, and the Holy Roman Empire (that Germans had al ...

''. The town was founded by

Duke of Poland Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electable position in Europe (16th ...

Henry the Bearded Henry the Bearded ( pl, Henryk (Jędrzych) Brodaty, german: Heinrich der Bärtige; c. 1165/70 – 19 March 1238) was a Polish duke from the Piast dynasty. He was Dukes of Silesia, Duke of Silesia at Wrocław from 1201, Seniorate Province, Duke ...

who designated it for an administrative centre in a previously uninhabited, borderline

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

–

Lusatia Lusatia (german: Lausitz, pl, Łużyce, hsb, Łužica, dsb, Łužyca, cs, Lužice, la, Lusatia, rarely also referred to as Sorbia) is a historical region in Central Europe, split between Germany and Poland. Lusatia stretches from the Bóbr ...

n territory. In 1209 Henry granted it important privileges, such as rights to brew,

mill Mill may refer to: Science and technology * * Mill (grinding) * Milling (machining) * Millwork * Textile mill * Steel mill, a factory for the manufacture of steel * List of types of mill * Mill, the arithmetic unit of the Analytical Engine early ...

fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of li ...

, and

hunt Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/ hide, bone/tusks, horn/antler, et ...

within a mile from settlement. German colonists expanded upon the preexisting settlement and in 1217 it was granted

town rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...

by Henry the Bearded, as one of the first cities in Poland (

Opole Opole (; german: Oppeln ; szl, Ôpole) ; * Silesian: ** Silesian PLS alphabet: ''Ôpole'' ** Steuer's Silesian alphabet: ''Uopole'' * Silesian German: ''Uppeln'' * Czech: ''Opolí'' * Latin: ''Oppelia'', ''Oppolia'', ''Opulia'' is a city loc ...

and

Racibórz Racibórz (german: Ratibor, cz, Ratiboř, szl, Racibōrz) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is the administrative seat of Racibórz County. With Opole, Racibórz is one of the historic capitals of Upper Silesia, being t ...

received town rights that same year, earlier only

Złotoryja Złotoryja (; german: Goldberg, ; Latin: ''Aureus Mons'', ''Aurum'') is a historic town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern Poland, the administrative seat of Złotoryja County, and of the smaller Gmina Złotoryja. Having been granted t ...

); its style of governance was duplicated by other local towns, such as

Bolesławiec Bolesławiec (pronounced , szl, Bolesławiec, german: Bunzlau) is a historic city situated on the Bóbr River in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the administrative seat of Bolesławiec County, and of Gmina Bolesławiec ...

, as ''Löwenberg Rights'' or ''Lwówek Śląski Rights''. In 1243 Duke

Bolesław II Rogatka Boleslav or Bolesław may refer to: In people: * Boleslaw (given name) In geography: * Bolesław, Dąbrowa County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Bolesław, Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Bolesław, Silesian Voivodeship, ...

organized the first knight tournament in Poland in the town. The dukes then constructed a

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

, documented for the first time in 1248. In the 13th century

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and

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settled in the town. As a result of the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the

Duchy of Legnica The Duchy of Legnica ( pl, Księstwo Legnickie, cs, Lehnické knížectví) or Duchy of Liegnitz (german: Herzogtum Liegnitz) was one of the Duchies of Silesia. Its capital was Legnica (''Liegnitz'') in Lower Silesia. Legnica Castle had become ...

from 1248, the

Duchy of Jawor Duchy of Jawor ( pl, Księstwo Jaworskie, german: Herzogtum Jauer) was one of the Duchies of Silesia established in 1274 as a subdivision of the Duchy of Legnica. It was ruled by the Silesian Piasts, with its capital at Jawor in Lower Silesia. G ...

from 1274, from 1278 to 1286 it was the capital of an eponymous duchy under its only duke

Bernard the Lightsome Bernard the Lightsome (also known as of Lwówek) ( pl, Bernard Zwinny or Lwówecki ) (ca. 1253 or 1257 – 25 April 1286) was a Duke of Lwówek (Löwenberg) since 1278 (with his brother until 1281) and Jawor (Jauer) during 1278–1281 (as a co ...

, who took the title of a Duke of Silesia and Lord of Lwówek, and afterwards it was again part of the Duchy of Jawor, which was soon included in the larger Duchy of Świdnica-Jawor, part of which it remained until its dissolution in 1392. In 1327 the town received the right to mint its own coin from Duke Henry I of Jawor, before

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

. In 1329 it was one of the largest cities in

Silesia Silesia (, also , ) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany. Its area is approximately , and the population is estimated at around 8,000,000. Silesia is split ...

. In the 13th and 14th centuries distinctive landmarks of Lwówek were built, including the defensive walls with the Lubańska and Bolesławiecka towers, the town hall (later expanded) and the

Gothic Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...

churches of St. Mary and of St. Francis. After the death of Duchess

Agnes of Habsburg Albert II of Saxony ( Wittenberg upon Elbe, ca. 1250 – 25 August 1298, near Aken) was a son of Duke Albert I of Saxony and his third wife Helen of Brunswick and Lunenburg, a daughter of Otto the Child. He supported Rudolph I of Germany at hi ...

, the widow of Bolko II, the last Polish Piast Duke of

Świdnica Świdnica (; german: Schweidnitz; cs, Svídnice; szl, Świdńica) is a city in south-western Poland in the region of Silesia. As of 2019, it has a population of 57,014 inhabitants. It lies in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, being the seventh larges ...

, the town with the duchy passed to the

Kingdom of Bohemia The Kingdom of Bohemia ( cs, České království),; la, link=no, Regnum Bohemiae sometimes in English literature referred to as the Czech Kingdom, was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe, the predecessor of the modern Czec ...

in 1392. Löwenberg's placement on a trade route allowed it to become one of the more prosperous towns in Bohemia. In 1469 it passed to

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

and in 1490 again to Bohemia, then ruled by Polish prince Vladislaus II Jagiellon, son of King

Casimir IV of Poland Casimir is classically an English, French and Latin form of the Polish name Kazimierz. Feminine forms are Casimira and Kazimiera. It means "proclaimer (from ''kazać'' to preach) of peace (''mir'')." List of variations *Belarusian: Казі� ...

. In 1498 Vladislaus II granted the coat of arms, still used today. The town remained under the rule of the

Jagiellonian dynasty The Jagiellonian dynasty (, pl, dynastia jagiellońska), otherwise the Jagiellon dynasty ( pl, dynastia Jagiellonów), the House of Jagiellon ( pl, Dom Jagiellonów), or simply the Jagiellons ( pl, Jagiellonowie), was the name assumed by a cad ...

until 1526 when it passed with the Bohemian Crown to the

Habsburg monarchy The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. During the

Thirty Years' War The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...

, Löwenberg was devastated by

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and

Imperial Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imperial, Nebraska * Imperial, Pennsylvania * Imperial, Texa ...

troops, especially between 1633 and 1643. By the

Peace of Westphalia The Peace of Westphalia (german: Westfälischer Friede, ) is the collective name for two peace treaties signed in October 1648 in the Westphalian cities of Osnabrück and Münster. They ended the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) and brought pea ...

in 1648, the town was largely destroyed and had a decimated population of only hundreds. Löwenberg slowly recovered during its reconstruction, but began to prosper again after its acquisition by the

Kingdom of Prussia The Kingdom of Prussia (german: Königreich Preußen, ) was a German kingdom that constituted the state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918.Marriott, J. A. R., and Charles Grant Robertson. ''The Evolution of Prussia, the Making of an Empire''. Re ...

in 1741 during the

Silesian Wars The Silesian Wars (german: Schlesische Kriege, links=no) were three wars fought in the mid-18th century between Prussia (under King Frederick the Great) and Habsburg Austria (under Archduchess Maria Theresa) for control of the Central European ...

. Troops of the

First French Empire The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire (; Latin: ) after 1809, also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Eu ...

occupied Löwenberg in May 1813, and

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

stayed in the town from August 21–23 while organizing his defenses against the Prussian troops of General Gebhard von Blücher. Following Macdonald's retreat after the Battle of the Katzbach with Blucher, General Puthod’s Division, including Vacherau's Brigade (The

Irish Regiment The Irish military diaspora refers to the many people of either Irish birth or extraction (see Irish diaspora) who have served in overseas military forces, regardless of rank, duration of service, or success. Many overseas military units were p ...

, 134th & 143rd Regiments), became isolated from the rest of the army. The River Bober (Bóbr) had risen out of its banks from the heavy rains and the bridges were underwater. The division had been reduced to six thousand men and twelve pieces of artillery. On the morning of 29 August, they reached the town of Lowenberg. It took up the best position it could find, on the narrow ridge above Plakowice, with its back to the river. All the bridges had been washed away and there was no possibility of constructing a bridge with the river flooding its banks on both sides. A combined Russian and Prussian Army of overwhelming superiority faced the Division but could only attack at the one narrow south-eastern end of the ridge. The battle began at 8:00 am and lasted until after 4:00 pm. When the Division had expended the last of its ammunition, the enemy attacked and overran its position. Most of the officers waded into the river and swam to the opposite shore. The riverbed itself was not terribly wide although the current was strong. They were able to wade about half the distance, swim a short way, and walk through the water to dry land. The total French casualties of killed, wounded, drowned and captured were more the 3,000. Löwenberg was included within the

Province of Silesia The Province of Silesia (german: Provinz Schlesien; pl, Prowincja Śląska; szl, Prowincyjŏ Ślōnskŏ) was a province of Prussia from 1815 to 1919. The Silesia region was part of the Prussian realm since 1740 and established as an official p ...

after the 1814 Prussian administrative reorganization. Like the rest of the Kingdom of Prussia, the town became part of the

German Empire The German Empire (),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people. The term literally denotes an empire – particularly a hereditary ...

in 1871 during the

unification of Germany The unification of Germany (, ) was the process of building the modern German nation state with federalism, federal features based on the concept of Lesser Germany (one without multinational Austria), which commenced on 18 August 1866 with ad ...

. It became part of the Prussian

Province of Lower Silesia The Province of Lower Silesia (german: Provinz Niederschlesien; Silesian German: ''Provinz Niederschläsing''; pl, Prowincja Dolny Śląsk; szl, Prowincyjŏ Dolny Ślōnsk) was a province of the Free State of Prussia from 1919 to 1945. Between ...

after

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. In the

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and during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

there was an economic recession. In the last days of

, Löwenberg's medieval center was 40% destroyed and numerous

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, and

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

buildings were lost. After Germany's defeat in the war, Lwówek Śląski once again became a part of Poland in accordance with the

Potsdam Agreement The Potsdam Agreement (german: Potsdamer Abkommen) was the agreement between three of the Allies of World War II: the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union on 1 August 1945. A product of the Potsdam Conference, it concerned th ...

. The German population has been expelled and the town was repopulated by

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, some of whom were expelled from former eastern Poland annexed by the Soviet Union, while some were settlers from war-devastated central Poland or former prisoners of German

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and forced labour camps.

Coat of arms

The

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...

of Lwówek Śląski is a vertically divided shield depicting the red-white chessboard of the

Piasts The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I (c. 930–992). The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of king Casimir III the Great. Branche ...

in the

sinister Sinister commonly refers to: * Evil * Ominous Sinister may also refer to: Left side * Sinister, Latin for the direction " left" * Sinister, in heraldry, is the bearer's true left side (viewers' right side) of an escutcheon or coat of arms; see ...

field and a right-facing crowned red

lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...

in the

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field.

Population

* Graph of population of the city of Lwówek Śląski, over the last 2 centuries: ImageSize = width:750 height:300 PlotArea = left:60 right:30 top:25 bottom:30 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = late Colors = id:linegrey2 value:gray(0.9) id:linegrey value:gray(0.7) id:cobar value:rgb(0.2,0.7,0.8) id:cobar2 value:rgb(0.6,0.9,0.6) DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:0 till:11000 ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:1000 start:0 gridcolor:linegrey ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:500 start:0 gridcolor:linegrey2 PlotData = color:cobar width:22 align:left bar:1797 from:0 till:3928 bar:1816 from:0 till:3684 bar:1825 from:0 till:3552 bar:1840 from:0 till:3770 bar:1861 from:0 till:4628 bar:1871 from:0 till:4798 bar:1885 from:0 till:4720 bar:1905 from:0 till:5682 bar:1920 from:0 till:6319 bar:1941 from:0 till:6063 bar:1945 from:0 till:6238 bar:1950 from:0 till:3411 bar:1960 from:0 till:5517 bar:1970 from:0 till:6714 bar:1978 from:0 till:7776 bar:1988 from:0 till:9312 bar:1999 from:0 till:9249 bar:2000 color:cobar2 from:0 till:10045 bar:2006 from:0 till:9687 bar:2011 from:0 till:9462 bar:2016 from:0 till:8940 PlotData = textcolor:black fontsize:S bar:1797 at: 3928 text: 3,928 shift:(-14,5) bar:1816 at: 3684 text: 3,684 shift:(-14,5) bar:1825 at: 3552 text: 3,552 shift:(-14,5) bar:1840 at: 3770 text: 3,770 shift:(-14,5) bar:1861 at: 4628 text: 4,628 shift:(-14,5) bar:1871 at: 4798 text: 4,798 shift:(-14,5) bar:1885 at: 4720 text: 4,720 shift:(-14,5) bar:1905 at: 5682 text: 5,682 shift:(-14,5) bar:1920 at: 6319 text: 6,319 shift:(-14,5) bar:1941 at: 6063 text: 6,063 shift:(-14,5) bar:1945 at: 6238 text: 6,238 shift:(-14,5) bar:1950 at: 3411 text: 3,411 shift:(-14,5) bar:1960 at: 5517 text: 5,517 shift:(-14,5) bar:1970 at: 6714 text: 6,714 shift:(-14,5) bar:1978 at: 7776 text: 7,776 shift:(-14,5) bar:1988 at: 9312 text: 9,312 shift:(-14,5) bar:1999 at: 9249 text: 9,249 shift:(-14,5) bar:2000 at: 10045 text: 10,045 shift:(-14,5) bar:2006 at: 9687 text: 9,687 shift:(-14,5) bar:2011 at: 9462 text: 9,462 shift:(-14,5) bar:2016 at: 9115 text: 8,940 shift:(-14,5)

Climate

Culture and entertainment

Lwówek's Culture Centre

Lwówek's Culture Centre is located in Przyjaciół Żołnierza St. 5. In town's culture centre there are: * Cinema LOK; * Office of providers the cable TV; * Art gallery Kla-Tka; * Dance School Vega; * Music room; * School of painting and drawing.

City events

Every year in the second weekend of July takes place Lwóweckie Lato Agatowe. * In January – The Kings Parade in the Feast of Three Kings(06.01); * In March – Lwówek talent fest; * In April – Nationwide Orientation Fest (III round of Polish Cup); * In May – International canoeing trip on the Bóbr river; * In May – Turist rally name Henryk the Bearded; * In July – Lwówek Agat Summer; * In July – Lwówek motocycle jamboree; * In September – Unusual Heritage Fairs - Napoleonic Picknic, Lower Silesian Festival Of Gifts Of The Forest; * In October – Lwówek Mineralogical Meeting; * In December – Christmas Fair, Santa Claus Run, Christmas nativity play.

Museums

The museums in Lwówek Śląski include: * Museum - historical facility in the town hall (Wolności Sq. 1); * Museum of the Brewery in the town brewery "Lwówek" (Traugutta St. 4). In the second weekend of July, when Lwówek Agat Summer lasts, visitors can access Lubańska Tower for views of the town. Lwówek Śląski Ratusz (3)

Notable people

* Nikolaus von Reusner (1545–1602), jurist *

Martin Moller Martin Moller (10 November 1547 – 2 March 1606) was a German poet and mysticism, mystic. Life Moller was born in Ließnitz (now Kropstädt bei Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt) in 1547 and became Cantor (church), cantor in Lwówek Śląski, Lö ...

(1547–1606), mystic * Georg Schultze (1599–1634), jurist *

Esaias Reusner Esaias Reusner (the Younger) (29 April 1636 – 1 May 1679) was a German lutenist and composer. Reusner was born in Löwenberg in Silesia, now Lwówek Śląski, Poland. His first lute teacher was his father Esaias (lutenist to the Prince of ...

(1636–1679), lutist and composer * Franz Schmidt (1818–1853), preacher, representative in the

Frankfurt Parliament The Frankfurt Parliament (german: Frankfurter Nationalversammlung, literally ''Frankfurt National Assembly'') was the first freely elected parliament for all German states, including the German-populated areas of Austria-Hungary, elected on 1 Ma ...

in 1848, fled to Switzerland, then to St. Louis, MO, USA; founder of the German Lyceum there. *

Günther Klammt Günther, Guenther, Ginther, Gunther, and the variants Günter, Guenter, Guenther, Ginter, and Gunter, are Germanic names derived from ''Gunthere, Gunthari'', composed of '' *gunþiz'' "battle" (Old Norse ''gunnr'') and ''heri, hari'' "army". Gun ...

(1898–1971), major-general * Eberhard Zwirner (1899–1984), physician and phonetician * Stefan Hüfner (1935–2013), physicist * (born 1970), actor * Lucjan Błaszczyk (born 1974), table tennis player * Anna Rostkowska (born 1980), Polish Olympic athlete

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Lwówek Śląski.

Gallery

File:Lwówek Śląski, mury obronne z basztami (7).JPG, Defensive walls File:Lwówek Śląski, kościół Wniebowzięcia NMP, widok od z Bramy Lubańskiej.JPG, Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary File:Lwówek Śląski, ratusz, wnętrza (7).JPG, Town hall interior File:Lwówek Ślaski Wieża kościoła ewangelickiego.JPG, The remaining tower of the Protestant Church File:Miłorząb we Lwówku 2.JPG, City park File:Plakowice-01.jpg,

Płakowice Castle File:Lwówek Śląski - Urząd Gminy 01.jpg, Gmina office

References

Citations

Sources

* *

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lwowek Slaski Cities and towns in Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lwówek Śląski County Cities in Silesia