Świdnica Cathedral

The Diocese of Świdnica (Latin: Dioecesis Suidniciensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Świdnica in the ecclesiastical province of Wrocław in Poland. In 2013 about 28.7% of the dioceses population attended a church on Sundays regularly according to the church statistics. Its St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral in Świdnica is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland.

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.

Jakubów [jaˈkubuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Zawiszów [zaˈviʂuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 49 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Makowice [makɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Świdnica, and 52 kilometres (32 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Sulisławice [suliswaˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 48 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Bystrzyca Dolna [bɨsˈtʂɨt͡sa ˈdɔlna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Świdnica, and 53 kilometres (33 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Jagodnik [jaˈɡɔdnik] 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) east of Świdnica and 49 kilometres (30 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.

Boleścin [bɔˈlɛɕt͡ɕin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świdnica, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Prior to the border changes of 1945 it was in Germany. It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Świdnica, and 50 kilometres (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Opoczka [ɔˈpɔt͡ʂka] 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) south-east of Świdnica, and 53 kilometres (33 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.