Świerzawa

Świerzawa
Coat of arms
Świerzawa
Coordinates: 51°1′N 15°54′E / 51.017°N 15.900°E / 51.017; 15.900
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Złotoryja
Gmina	Świerzawa
Area
• Total	1.76 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	2,439
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Postal code	59-540
Website	http://www.swierzawa.pl

Świerzawa [ɕfjɛˈʐava] (German: Schönau an der Katzbach) is a town in Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Świerzawa. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies on the Kaczawa River, approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Złotoryja and 81 kilometres (50 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 2,439.

Notable residents

• Elisabeth Volkenrath (1919–1945), German Nazi concentration camp supervisor executed for war crimes

Coordinates: 51°01′N 15°54′E / 51.017°N 15.900°E / 51.017; 15.900