Ziębice

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Ziębice
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Coat of arms of Ziębice
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Ziębice (Poland)
Ziębice
Ziębice
Coordinates: 50°36′N 17°2′E / 50.6, 17.033
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Ząbkowice Śląskie
Gmina Ziębice
Area
 - Total 15.07 km² (5.8 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 9,234
 - Density 612.7/km² (1,587/sq mi)
Postal code 57-220
Website: http://www.ziebice.pl

Ziębice [ʑɛmˈbit​͡sɛ] (German: Münsterberg) is a town in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Ziębice. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.) During the Middle Ages, Ziębice was the capital of a Silesian duchy, the Duchy of Ziębice.

The town lies on the Oława River, approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Ząbkowice Śląskie and 59 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 9,234.

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Coordinates: 50°36′N 17°02′E / 50.6, 17.033