Świdnica County

Gmina Świdnica is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Świdnica, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of 208.28 square kilometres (80.4 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 17,222.

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.