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Świebodzice
Świebodzice
	Skyline with the towers of the town hall (on the left) and of the Saints Peter and Paul Church (on the right)
	Flag Coat of arms
	Świebodzice
	Coordinates: 50°52′N 16°20′E / 50.867°N 16.333°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Świdnica
Gmina	Świebodzice (urban gmina)
Government
• Mayor	Paweł Ozga
Area
• Total	30.45 km2 (11.76 sq mi)
Population (2019-06-30)
• Total	22,793
• Density	750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58-160
Car plates	DSW
Website	https://www.swiebodzice.pl

Świebodzice (Polish: [ɕfjɛbɔˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ]; Silesian: Frybork; German: Freiburg) is a town in south-western Poland with 22,793 inhabitants (as of 2019^[update]). It is situated in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 it was in the former Wałbrzych Voivodeship).

The town is situated close to Książ Castle, which during World War II, together with the cave complex, was expanded to create private quarters for Adolf Hitler.

The town dates back to the medieval Kingdom of Poland. It was granted town rights by 1279. During World War II, the Germans established a subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in the town.^[2] In 1957 Pełcznica, and in 1973 Ciernie, were included within the town limits as its new districts.

Sports

Victoria Świebodzice [pl] football club is based in Świebodzice.

Notable people

Gustav Becker (1819–1885), German clockmaker
Martin Kirschner (1842–1912), Mayor of Berlin
Jan Mikulicz-Radecki (1850–1905), Polish surgeon, one of the pioneers of antiseptics and aseptic techniques
Alfred Zucker (1852–1913), German architect
Wilhelm Niepelt (1862–1936), German scientist
Emil Krebs (1867–1930), German scientist, noted polyglot who spoke a total of 68 languages at the time of his death
Hartmut Kilger (born 1943), President of the German Lawyer's Association (2003–2009)
Anna Zalewska (born 1965), politician, Minister of National Education of Poland
Krzysztof Stelmach (born 1967), former Polish volleyball player with 274 games played for the Poland men's national volleyball team
Jarosław Krzyżanowski (born 1975), retired Polish footballer
Eliza Surdyka (born 1977), Polish Olympic cross-country skier
Marcin Kokoszka (born 1984), Polish footballer
Paweł Fajdek (born 1989), Polish hammer-thrower