Lubiąż Abbey

Lubiąż ([ˈlubjɔ̃ʂ]) is a village (former city) on the east bank of the Odra (Oder) River, in the administrative district of Gmina Wołów, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Wołów, and 42 kilometres (26 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. The village is mainly known for its large abbey. The Abbey was built by the Benedictines in 1150, and occupied by Cistercians in 1163 until 1810. Built over centuries, the abbey – the largest Cistercian abbey in the world – is rated in the highest class ("0") of landmarks of world's cultural heritage. Lubiąż is also known in Poland for its regional psychiatric hospital.

Prawików [praˈvikuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołów, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Rogów Legnicki [ˈrɔɡuf lɛɡˈnit͡ski] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prochowice, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Prochowice, 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Legnica, and 46 kilometres (29 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The Średzka Woda (Średzianka, German: Neumarkter Wasser) is a second-order river in the Lower Silesia province of Poland, a left-bank tributary of the Oder, 32.33 km long with the catchment area of 326.76 km2.The river flows out of Piersno, Środa Śląska County, on Sredzka Upland, at 158 m above the sea level. At first, it flows north, then turns east and from the south, it flows through Ciechów. Further on, it turns north again and bypasses Chwalimierz, then flows through Środa Śląska, where it crosses the national road no. 94. Below Środa Śląska, its bed splits into two channels. The right one flows through Szczepanów, which is a remnant of the actual watercourse. The left one bypasses Szczepanów from the west, which is the result of land reclamation, currently taking over the major part of the flow of the Średzka Woda River. North of Szczepanów, the course of the river changes its orientation to the west, in this place the river leaves the vast Upland and, through the reclamation channel, it flows along the Oder Valley. There it takes over its largest, right-bank tributary, the Jeziówka, and in Malczyce, on the territory of the Malczyce Port, it flows into the Oder.

Gliniany [ɡliˈɲanɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołów, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Wołów, and 46 kilometres (29 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Gmina Malczyce is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Malczyce, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) to the north-west of Środa Śląska, and 41 kilometres (25 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area. The gmina covers an area of 52.55 square kilometres (20.3 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 5,957.

Malczyce [malˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] is a village in Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, situated on the south-west bank of the river Oder (Odra). It is the seat of township Gmina Malczyce. Prior to 1945, it was part of Germany and was considered a city (it possessed civic rights). Malczyce lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Środa Śląska, and 41 kilometres (25 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Krzydlina Wielka [kʂɨˈdlina ˈvjɛlka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wołów, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Wołów and 43 km (27 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Mazurowice [mazurɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Malczyce, within Środa Śląska County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) west of Malczyce, 11 km (7 mi) north-west of Środa Śląska, and 42 km (26 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Kawice [kaˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prochowice, within Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Prochowice, 18 kilometres (11 mi) east of Legnica, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The Kaczawa (German: Katzbach), in English Katzbach, is a river in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland. It springs from the Kaczawskie Mountains near Kaczorów and flows north and northeast through the towns of Świerzawa, Złotoryja and Legnica. Among its tributaries is the Czarna Woda. After a length of 98 km (61 mi) the Kaczawa empties into the Oder river at Prochowice. Kaczawa between Legnica and Dunino was the site of the Battle of the Katzbach on 26 August 1813 during the Napoleonic Wars.