Kamienna Góra

Kamienna Góra [kaˈmʲɛnːa ˈɡura] (German: Landeshut, Czech: Lanžhot or Kamenná Hora; Silesian: Kamiynnŏ Gōra) is a town in south-western Poland with 18,235 inhabitants (2023). It is the seat of Kamienna Góra County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Kamienna Góra, although it is not part of the territory of the latter (the town forms a separate urban gmina).

Kamienna Góra
Town hall
Kamienna Góra
Kamienna Góra
Coordinates: 50°47′N 16°02′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyKamienna Góra
GminaKamienna Góra (urban gmina)
First mentioned1232
Town rights1292
Government
  MayorJanusz Chodasewicz
Area
  Total17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30)
  Total19,010
  Density1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
58-400
Car platesDKA
National roads
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.kamiennagora.pl

Kamienna Góra on the Bóbr river is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship between the Stone Mountains and the Rudawy Janowickie at the old trade route from Silesia to Prague, today part of the National Road No. 5. It lies approximately 95 kilometres (59 miles) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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