Gmina Świdnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Świdnica County (Polish: powiat świdnicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of 742.9 square kilometres (286.8 sq mi). Its administrative seat is Świdnica, and it also contains the towns of Świebodzice, Strzegom, Jaworzyna Śląska and Żarów. As of 2019 the total population of the county is 157,178. The most populated towns are Świdnica with 57,041 inhabitants, Świebodzice with 22,793 inhabitants, and Strzegom with 16,106 inhabitants.

Komorów [kɔˈmɔruf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 1 kilometre (1 mi) west of Świdnica, and 54 kilometres (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Słotwina [swɔtˈfina] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) east of Świdnica, and 53 kilometres (33 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Witoszów Dolny [viˈtɔʂuf ˈdɔlnɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Świdnica, and 54 kilometres (34 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Witoszów Górny [viˈtɔʂuf ˈɡurnɨ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Świdnica, and 57 kilometres (35 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Milikowice [milikɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Jaworzyna Śląska, 5 km (3 mi) north of Świdnica, and 52 km (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. The early Gothic Parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel was built in the village in the mid-13th century and rebuilt in the 15th century.

Stary Jaworów [ˈstarɨ jaˈvɔruf] is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Tomkowa [tɔmˈkɔva] is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Mokrzeszów [mɔˈkʂɛʂuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Świdnica, and 56 kilometres (35 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Witków [ˈvitkuf] is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) south of Jaworzyna Śląska, 7 km (4 mi) north of Świdnica, and 50 km (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Świdnica (Polish: [ɕfidˈɲit͡sa] ; German: Schweidnitz; Czech: Svídnice; Silesian: Świdńica) is a city on the Bystrzyca River in south-western Poland in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. As of 2021, it has a population of 55,413 inhabitants. It is the seat of Świdnica County, and also of the smaller district of Gmina Świdnica (although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town forms a separate urban gmina). It is the seventh largest city of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. Świdnica became part of the Wałbrzych agglomeration on 23 January 2014.Świdnica is home to the St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral and the Church of Peace, two landmark churches listed as Historic Monuments of Poland with the latter also listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The siege of Schweidnitz took place between August and October 1762 during the Third Silesian War, part of the wider Seven Years' War. Prussian forces under the overall command of Frederick II laid siege to the city of Schweidnitz, in an attempt to retake it from an Austrian garrison.