Chojnów is small city (as of 2000, 14,900 inhabitants) over Skora river, in land country Legnica, (region Dolnoslaskie, Poland). Its averagealtitude is 170 meters above sea level. Legnica (pronounce: [lεgniʦa], formerly Lignica, German Liegnitz) is a town in south-western Poland, with 108,000 inhabitants (1995). ... Lower Silesian voivodship since 1999 Lower Silesia (Polish Dolny Śląsk, German Niederschlesien, Latin Silesia Inferior) is the north-western part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia in Poland, located along the middle Oder River and organized into Lower Silesian Voivodship, (Polish: województwo dolnośląskie) with capital Wrocław It was...

First note about Chojnów is dated 1272 (as Haynow settlement). In 1288 it's called city (civitas) in documents of Prince of Legnica Henryk V Gruby, but no sooner than 1333 it gained city laws (?). Events August 6 - Stephen Vs death makes his son, Ladislaus, King of Hungary. ... Events February 22 - Nicholas IV becomes Pope. ... Legnica (pronounce: [lεgniʦa], formerly Lignica, German Liegnitz) is a town in south-western Poland, with 108,000 inhabitants (1995). ... Events End of the Kamakura period and beginning of the Kemmu restoration in Japan. ...

It is located 18 kilometers from Legnica (east), 26 from Boleslawiec (west) and 18 from Zlotoryja (south), 5 kilometers from A4 highway. It has railroad connections to Boleslawiec and Legnica. Legnica (pronounce: [lεgniʦa], formerly Lignica, German Liegnitz) is a town in south-western Poland, with 108,000 inhabitants (1995). ... Bolesławiec is a town in southwestern Poland (Lower Silesia), with 41,300 inhabitants (2000). ... Złotoryja (Latin: Aureus Mons, Aurum, German Goldberg) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodship, southwestern Poland. ...

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The local government-run weekly newspaper is Gazeta Chojnowska, and has been published since 1992. 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Every year in first days of June, Days of Chojnów (Dni Chojnowa) are celebrated. The Whole-Poland bike race Masters is organized yearly in Chojnów for the past few years. June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ...

Chojnów is an industrial and agricultural city. Among products produced in Chojnów are: paperware, agricultural machinery, chains, metal furniture for hospitals, equipment for the meat industry, beer, wine, leather clothing, clothing for infants, children and adults.

The most interesting monuments of Chojnów are prince of Legnica's castle from the 13th century (currently used as a museum), two old churches, Baszta Tkaczy (Weavers' Tower) and preserved fragments of city walls. (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...

The biggest green area in Chojnów is small forest Park Piastowski (Piast's Park), named after Piast dynasty as part of Communist anti-German propaganda. The Piast dynasty is a line of Kings and dukes that ruled Poland from its beginnings as an independent state up to 1370. ...

Wild animals that can be found around Chojnów are roe-deers (sarna, Capreolus capraea ?), foxes, rabbits and wild domestic animals, especially cats. A red fox The foxes comprise 23 species of omnivorous canids, found worldwide. ... Genera Pentalagus Bunolagus Nesolagus Romerolagus Brachylagus Sylvilagus Oryctolagus Poelagus Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae, found in many parts of the world. ...

External links

• City hall home page: http://www.chojnow.net.pl/
• Chojnow Online: http://www.chojnow.pl/
• DMOZ directory: http://www.dmoz.org/World/Polska/Regionalne/Dolny_Śląsk/Chojnów/