Bolków

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Bolków

Total population

4,748

Air quality index

33Good

Elevation380 m

Land area7.68 km²

Coordinates50.92°, 16.10°

Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Bolków is a town in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Bolków and part of the Neisse-Nysa-Nisa Euroregion.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Justine Siegemund

German midwife who wrote a book on midwifery

Heinrich Windelen

German politician (1921-2015)

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Fedor Sommer

German writer (1864–1930)

A

Adalbert August Franz Krätzig

politician (1819–1887)

A

Alwin Uber

German politician

Stanisław Szozda

Polish road bicycle racer (1950-2013)

H

Hans-Ehrenfried Stelzer

German writer (1932-2010)

J

Johannes Hoffmann

German theologian

E

Emil Engler

German politician

E

Erna Roder

German painter (1916-2007)

F

Franz von Mutius

German jurist (1925-2011)

H

Herbert Worbs

German association football player and manager (1915-1997)

K

Karl von Mutius

German officer

Johann Langer

German theologian from Silesia (1485-1548)

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Winfried Baumgart

German historian

H

Herbert Puschmann

German fighter ace and Knight's Cross recipient (1920–1944)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Lower Silesia

• Świny
  1.2 mi away
• Wierzchosławice
  1.9 mi away
• Domanów
  4.2 mi away
• Pustelnik
  4.9 mi away
• Świdnik
  5.1 mi away
• Bronówek
  5.2 mi away
• Mysłów
  5.3 mi away · pop. 625
• Marciszów
  6.3 mi away
• Sędzisław
  7.2 mi away
• Myślibórz
  7.3 mi away
• Muchów
  7.5 mi away
• Witków
  8.6 mi away

Browse all places in Lower Silesia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Red Mason Bee

Osmia bicornis

Seen 2026-06-02

Rustic Sailor Beetle

Cantharis rustica

Seen 2026-06-02

Large-leaved lupine

Lupinus polyphyllus

Seen 2026-05-31

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-05-31

Narrow-leaved Helleborine

Cephalanthera longifolia

Seen 2026-05-31

white helleborine

Cephalanthera damasonium

Seen 2026-05-31

Deadly Nightshade

Atropa bella-donna

Seen 2026-05-31

Common Twayblade

Neottia ovata

Seen 2026-05-31

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Bolków, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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