Bolesławiec


Bolesławiec
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	(Coat of arms)

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Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Mayor	Piotr Roman
Area	22,81 km²
Population - city - urban - density	41,117 (2004) 1802,6/km²
Founded	13th century
City rights	1251
Municipal Website

Bolesławiec (former German: Bunzlau) is a town in southwestern Poland with 41,117 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, Bolesławiec was previously in Jelenia Góra Voivodeship (1975-1998). It is the capital of Bolesławiec County.

Bolesławiec was established in 1251, by Prince Bolesław I the Tall. Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov died here in 1813. One of the biggest Soviet Red Army contingents was stationed in Bolesławiec until its withdrawal in 1992.

For a long time Bolesławiec has been famous for its Bunzlauer pottery works, which resumed production of high-quality, handpainted stoneware.