Battle of Legnica (legnitz) 1241. From Legend of Saint Hedwig Legend: "hic pugnat dux henricus filius sanctae hedwigis cum thartaris in campo quod dicitur wolstat" (en: Here Duke Henry, the son of St. Hedwig, is in battle with the Tartans in the field which is called Wahlstatt; de: Hier kämpft Herzog Heinrich, Sohn der Hl. Hedwig, gegen die Tartaren im Feld, das Wahlstatt genannt wird.)

Dom mieszkalny „śledziówka”
Legnica, Rynek 24, Legnica

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Legnica

Lower Silesia, Poland · Europe

About Legnica

Legnica sits on the route: 10 minutes from Kunice, 42km from Ksiaz Castle.

Legnica is in Lower Silesia, Poland, with about 110,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Kunice, about 6 km away.

Legnica (Polish: [lɛɡˈɲit͡sa] ; German: Liegnitz, [ˈliːɡnɪts] ; Czech: Lehnice) is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the Kaczawa River and the Czarna Woda. As well as being the seat of the county, since 1992 the city has been the seat of the Diocese of Legnica. As of 2023, Legnica

had a population of 97,300 inhabitants. The city was first referenced in chronicles dating from the year 1004, although previous settlements could be traced back to the 7th century. The name "Legnica" was mentioned in 1149 under High Duke of Poland Bolesław IV the Curly. Legnica was most likely the seat of Bolesław and it became the residence of the dukes of Legnica from 1248 until 1675. Legnica is a city over which the Piast dynasty reigned the longest, for about 700 years, from the time of ruler Mieszko I of Poland after the creation of the Polish state in the 10th century, until 1675 and the death of the last Piast duke George William. Legnica is one of the historical burial sites of Polish monarchs and consorts. Legnica became renowned for the fierce battle that took place at Legnickie Pole near the city on 9 April 1241 during the first Mongol invasion of Poland, which ended in the defeat of the Polish-led Christian coalition by the Mongols. Legnica is an economic, cultural and academic centre in Lower Silesia, together with Wrocław. The city is renowned for its varied architecture, spanning from early medieval to modern period, and its partially reconstructed Old Town with the Piast Castle, one of the largest in Poland. According to the Foreign direct investment ranking (FDI) from 2016, Legnica is one of the most progressive high-income cities in the Silesian region.

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Within an hour or so of Legnica: Ksiaz Castle (42 km), Church of Peace, Świdnica (47 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends and Cervenohorske Sedlo.

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Legnica is in Lower Silesia, Poland, about 6 km from Kunice.

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Population: 106,033
Continent: Europe
Country: Poland
Region: Lower Silesia
Timezone: Europe/Warsaw
Coordinates: 51.2101, 16.1619

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Essential numbers in Poland

Police: 997
Ambulance: 999
Fire: 998
All emergencies: 112
Driving side: right

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2 notable places within an hour's drive.

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Ksiaz Castle

Lower Silesia's largest castle, perched dramatically on a rock above a gorge, riddled with WWII tunnels.

42 km · about 50 min drive

cathedral

Church of Peace, Świdnica

Europe's largest timber-framed church, raised in 1656–57 by Silesian Lutherans who were forbidden stone, nails or a tower: the wattle-and-daub interior holds 7,500 people under painted galleries. UNESCO-listed.

47 km · about 55 min drive

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60 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
60 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.