Place:Wleń, Wrocław, Poland

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NameWleń
Alt namesLähnsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1991) I-93
Lähnsource: Wikipedia
Wleńsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeTown
Coordinates51.017°N 15.667°E
Located inWrocław, Poland
Also located inDolnoślaskie, Poland    
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Wleń is a small historic town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located on the Bóbr river in the historic Lower Silesian region, approximately south-east of Lwówek Śląski, and west of the regional capital Wrocław.

The town is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Wleń. , it has a population of 1,759.

Wleń was established in 1214 by the Silesian duke Henry I the Bearded and his wife Hedwig of Andechs, as part of fragmented medieval Poland.

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