Siege of Schweidnitz (1762)

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 St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral (Polish: Katedra św. Stanisława i św. Wacława), also called Świdnica Cathedral, is a historical monument and a main Catholic building in Świdnica, Poland.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Wierzbna [ˈvjɛʐbna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żarów, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Żarów, 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 47 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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

Wiśniowa [viɕˈɲɔva] 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 47 kilometres (29 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Bagieniec [baˈɡʲɛɲɛt͡s] is a village in the urban-rural Gmina Jaworzyna Śląska, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Jaworzyna Śląska, 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.