Editing Zgorzelec (section)

{{About|the town on the border with Germany|the village of the same name|Zgorzelec, Greater Poland Voivodeship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Zgorzelec
| image_skyline = {{multiple image
| border = infobox
| total_width = 266
| image_style = border:1
| perrow = 1/2/2
| image1 = Zgorzelec_z_dachu.jpg{{!}}Panorama of the city
| image2 = Przedmieście Nyskie.jpg{{!}}Townhouses at Daszyńskiego Street
| image3 = Dawna Górnołużycka Hala Chwały 01.JPG{{!}}Municipal House of Culture
| image4 = Zgorzelec, zespół parków miejskich 05.jpg{{!}}Paderewski Park
| image5 = Zgorzelec-Postsäule-2.JPG{{!}}Polish-Saxon post milestone on the Postal Square
| caption1 = Panorama of the city
| caption2 = Daszyńskiego Street
| caption3 = Municipal House of Culture
| caption4 = Paderewski Park
| caption5 = Polish-Saxon post milestone}}
| image_flag = POL Zgorzelec flag.svg
| image_shield = POL Zgorzelec COA.svg
| pushpin_map = Poland
| pushpin_label_position = right
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Lower Silesian Voivodeship|name=Lower Silesian}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties of Poland|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Zgorzelec County|Zgorzelec]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]]
| subdivision_name3 = Zgorzelec <small>(urban gmina)</small>
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Rafał Gronicz ([[Civic Coalition (Poland)|KO]])
| area_total_km2 = 15.88
| population_as_of = 2019-06-30<ref>{{cite web |title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-division-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|website=stat.gov.pl|publisher=Statistics Poland|date=2019-10-15|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
| population_total = 30374
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| coordinates = {{coord|51|09|00|N|15|00|30|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 59–900 to 59–903
| blank_name = [[Polish car number plates|Car plates]]
| blank_info = DZG
| blank1_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank1_info = [[Oceanic climate|Cfb]]
| website = {{URL|zgorzelec.eu}}
}}
'''Zgorzelec''' ({{IPAc-pl|AUD|Pl-Zgorzelec.ogg|z|g|o|'|ż|e|l|e|c}}, {{langx|de|link=no|[[Görlitz]]}},{{efn|name=germanname|After the war, the German name ''Görlitz'' usually refers only to the western, German part of the city.}} {{langx|hsb|Zhorjelc}} {{IPA|hsb|ˈzhɔʁʲɛlts|}}, {{langx|cs|Zhořelec}}, [[Lower Sorbian language|Lower Sorbian]]: ''Zgórjelc'') is a town in [[Lower Silesian Voivodeship]], in southwestern [[Poland]], with 30,374 inhabitants (2019).{{TERYT}} It is the seat of [[Zgorzelec County]] and of [[Gmina Zgorzelec]] (although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town is an urban [[gmina]] in its own right).

Zgorzelec is located on the [[Lusatian Neisse]] river, on the Polish-German border adjoining the German town of [[Görlitz]], of which it constituted the eastern part up to 1945. Through its history it has been at various times under German, Polish, Czech and Hungarian rule. In recent history, it became known as the location of a major [[Stalag VIII-A|German-operated prisoner-of-war camp]] for [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] soldiers of various nationalities during [[World War II]], the place of signing of the [[Treaty of Zgorzelec]], and the home of the successful [[Turów Zgorzelec]] [[basketball]] team, which played in the [[Euroleague]] and [[EuroCup Basketball|EuroCup]].