Siechnice | |
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  Siechnice | |
| Coordinates: 51°2′12″N 17°9′9″E / 51.03667°N 17.15250°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wrocław |
| Gmina | Siechnice |
| Town rights | 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Milan Ušák (I) |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.63 km2 (6.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• Total | 8,113 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | (+48) 71 |
| Vehicle registration | DWR |
| Website | http://siechnice.com.pl/ |
Siechnice (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛxˈnit͡sɛ], German: Tschechnitz,[2] [ˈt͡ʃɛçnɪt͡s]) 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 is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area.
Siechnice lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of the regional capital Wrocław, and since January 1, 2010 has been the seat of the gmina (administrative district) of Gmina Siechnice.[3] 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.
The Czechnica power plant, a part of the Wrocław power supply system, is located in Siechnice.[4]
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ "Information on German City of Tschechnitz". www.kartenmeister.com. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
- ^ "Gmina Siechnice". www.siechnice.gmina.pl. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ Chrząszcz, NetBox Software Michał. "Elektrociepłownia "Czechnica"". siechnice.com.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2019-05-09.