Lwówek Śląski
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Lwówek Śląski — Official Polish Latin-script name retained in English.
Other forms in use:
- Löwenberg — German historical name quoted in English geographical and historical references.
- Löwenberg in Schlesien — Qualified German historical name distinguishing the Silesian town.
- Lwów — Older Polish name recorded for this town; ambiguous with the much better-known historical Polish name of Lviv.
- Lwowek Slaski — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Lwówek Śląski for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- Lowenberg — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Löwenberg for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- Lowenberg in Schlesien — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Löwenberg in Schlesien for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- Lwow — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Lwów for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
French name
Lwówek Śląski — Same form as in English; used in French geographical references.
Other forms in use:
- Löwenberg — German historical name used in French references.
- Löwenberg in Schlesien — Qualified German historical name indexed in French references.
- Lœwenberg — Older French typographical rendering explicitly given in the French reference entry; œ substitutes for German ö.
- Lwowek Slaski — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Lwówek Śląski for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- Lowenberg — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Löwenberg for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- Lowenberg in Schlesien — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Löwenberg in Schlesien for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
About
Lwówek Śląski is a historic town on the Bóbr River in southwestern Poland. It retains medieval fortifications and a notable town hall.
Notes
Missing Wikidata ID resolved to Q219382. Historical Lwów can refer to this Silesian town but overwhelmingly points to Lviv without context; Löwenberg likewise needs a regional qualifier. Missing input Wikidata ID filled from settlement item Q219382. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lwówek_Śląski ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lwówek_Śląski.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q219382 · JSON
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