Szczawno-Zdrój

Szczawno-Zdrój

Coordinates: 50°47′58″N 16°15′18″E / 50.79944°N 16.255°E / 50.79944; 16.255

Szczawno-Zdrój

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Szczawno-Zdrój is located in Poland
Szczawno-Zdrój
Coordinates: 50°47′58″N 16°15′18″E / 50.79944°N 16.255°E / 50.79944; 16.255
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Wałbrzych
Gmina Szczawno-Zdrój (urban gmina)
Area
 – Total 14.74 km2 (5.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation 430 m (1,411 ft)
Lowest elevation 400 m (1,312 ft)
Population (2006)
 – Total 5,506
 – Density 373.5/km2 (967.5/sq mi)
Postal code 58-310
Website http://www.szczawno-zdroj.pl
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Szczawno-Zdrój [ˈʂt​͡ʂavnɔ ˈzdrui̯] (German: Bad Salzbrunn, to 1935 Ober Salzbrunn) is a spa town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies north of the Sudetes mountains, approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Wałbrzych and 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 5,506.