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Legnica

Legnica (formerly Liegnitz) is a town in south-western Poland (Lower Silesia), on the Kaczawa (formerly Katzbach) river, with 108,000 inhabitants (1995).

Situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Legnica Voivodship (1975-1998).

Legnica is famous for a battle that took place at Wahlstatt near the city on April 9, 1241 between the Mongols of the Golden Horde and the combined Poles and Germans under Duke Henry II the Pious, supported by the feudal nobility including the Knights Templar. The battle is known as Battle of Legnica or the Battle of Wahlstatt. Although the Mongols annihilated Henry's forces, they stopped their advance into Europe and turned back to attend to the election of a new Grand Khan.

Industry: copper mining and processing.

Sister cities :

• Wuppertal in Germany
• Orenburg in Russia
• Blansko in Czech Republic

External link :

• The web page of Legnica

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