Bogatynia
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Former railway station
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 Bogatynia
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| Coordinates: 50°55′N 14°58′E / 50.917°N 14.967°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | |
| County | Zgorzelec | |
| Gmina | Bogatynia | |
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| • Mayor | Andrzej Grzmielewicz | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 59.88 km2 (23.12 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 19,068 | |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 59-920 or 59-916 (districts: Turoszów, Zatonie Kolonia, Trzciniec Górny i Dolny, Stare Zatonie) | |
| Car plates | DZG | |
| Website | http://www.bogatynia.pl | |
Bogatynia ([bɔɡaˈtɨɲa] is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
The municipal area forms a Polish "panhandle" between the Czech town of Frýdlant in the east and the German town of Zittau in the west. To the southwest, the tripoint of the Czech, German and Polish borders is located on the Neisse River. The town lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of Zgorzelec, and 147 kilometres (91 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2006[update] it had 19,068 inhabitants.
The settlement of Richnow in the historical region of Upper Lusatia was first mentioned in a 1262 deed, then a possession of Cistercian St. Marienthal Abbey near Ostritz. It prospered from its location on an important trade route connecting Dresden, residence of the Meissen margraves, with Świdnica in Silesia. Initially a possession of the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Habsburg emperor Ferdinand II granted Lusatia to the Saxon Electorate by the 1635 Peace of Prague.
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