Siechnice

Siechnice [ɕɛxˈɲit͡sɛ] (formerly German: Tschechnitz, renamed Kraftborn in the Nazi era) is a town in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It gained town status in 1997, and as of 2019 has a population of 8,113.

Siechnice
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Siechnice
Coordinates: 51°2′12″N 17°9′9″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyWrocław
GminaSiechnice
Town rights1997
Area
 • Total15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total8,113
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Area code(s)(+48) 71
Vehicle registrationDWR
Websitehttp://siechnice.com.pl/

Siechnice lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław, and since 1 January 2010 has been the seat of the gmina (administrative district) of Gmina Siechnice[2]. Previously the district was called Gmina Święta Katarzyna, and Siechnice was the only town in Poland which neither gave its name to the gmina in which it lay nor served as its administrative seat.

In Siechnice there is a coal power plant called "Czechnica". It is a part of power planting system which supplies Wrocław[3].

History

The settlement was mentioned in 1253 under the Latinized name Sechenice.[4] Between 1323 and 1810 the village was owned by the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star, whose symbol is depicted in the town's coat of arms. The village was devastated during the Thirty Years' War and the Seven Years' War.[4] In 1909, it gained a railway connection with the Silesian capitals Wrocław and Opole.[4] Siechnice was granted town rights on January 1, 1997.[4]

Transport

The town has a railway station which connects Siechnice with Wrocław and Jelcz-Laskowice[5].

  • Town hall
  • Czechnica power plant
  • Housing for the Czechnica power plant employees
  • Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. "Gmina Siechnice". www.siechnice.gmina.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  3. Chrząszcz, NetBox Software Michał. "Elektrociepłownia "Czechnica"". siechnice.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-09.
  4. "Historia gminy". Gmina Siechnice (in Polish). Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  5. Chrząszcz, NetBox Software Michał. "Stacja kolejowa". siechnice.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-09.

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