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3 unusual facts about Dzierżoniów


Dzierżoniów

From 1816–1945 Reichenbach contained the district office for Landkreis Reichenbach.

To differentiate between other places named Reichenbach, the Lower Silesian town became known in German as Reichenbach im Eulengebirge, or "Reichenbach in the Owl Mountains".

Treaty of Reichenbach

The Treaties of Reichenbach were agreements signed in Reichenbach (present-day Dzierżoniów).


Joachim Frederick of Brieg

His Duchy also expanded thanks of the districts of Dzierżoniów and Srebrna Góra, who had rich deposits of precious metals.


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