Lwówek Śląski

Lwówek Śląski (; formerly ''Lwów''; ) is a town in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. Situated on the Bóbr River, Lwówek Śląski is about NNW of Jelenia Góra and has a population of about 9,000 inhabitants. It is the administrative seat of Lwówek County and of the municipality Gmina Lwówek Śląski.

Founded in the 13th century, it was granted town rights in 1217, which became a model of municipal rights for a number of towns in southern Poland, including Cieszyn and Oświęcim, and from 1281 to 1286 it was a local Ducal seat of the Piast dynasty. Its prosperity came from the exploitation of gold and silver deposits, and after their depletion it was a center for cloth and linen making. Lwówek has also been a brewing center since the 13th century, with "Browar Lwówek" brewery being the oldest company in Poland.

Lwówek Śląski is called the Agate Capital of Poland, and hosts the annual Lwówek Agate Summer, the largest mineralogical event in Poland, every second weekend of July. Provided by Wikipedia