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12-449: The town lies within the eastern Trzebnickie Hills in the historic Lower Silesia region, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the regional capital Wrocław . It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area . As of 2019, it has a population of 13,331. Trzebnica's Sanctuary of St. Jadwiga is one of the historical burial sites of Polish monarchs and consorts . In 2017, the town

24-762: Is named after the town of Trzebnica on the northern slope. The range is located in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship . It lies north of the regional capital Wrocław , between the Oder and Widawa Rivers to the southwest and the Barycz River to the north. The terminal moraine was formed during the Wolstonian Stage of the Pleistocene (300,000 - 130,000 years BC), consisting of boulder , gravel and clay with loess sediments on

36-714: The Order of Saint John acquired the former abbey's estates to establish a hospital, cared for by the Sisters of Mercy of St. Borromeo up to today. Between 1871 and 1945 the town was part of Germany. It was heavily damaged during the Vistula–Oder Offensive of the Red Army in the last days of World War II . After Nazi Germany 's defeat in World War II, the town once again became part of Poland. The local population

48-568: The border to nearby Poland . After the war the premises were rebuilt in its present Baroque style. In the 17th century Trzebnica belonged to the Polish -speaking area in Silesia. In 1742 Trzebnica (as Trebnitz ) with most of Silesia was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia and the monastery was finally securalized in 1810. Meanwhile, the town had become a centre of cloth manufacturing. In 1870

60-582: The first of many Piast princesses to hold this office. After Duke Henry died in 1238 and was buried in the church, his widow moved to the Cistercian convent which by now was led by her daughter. Hedwig died in October 1243 and was buried there also, while some of her relics are preserved at Andechs Abbey in Bavaria, she was canonized in 1267. In 1250 Trzebnica received town privileges , it passed under

72-590: The jurisdiction of the Lower Silesian Duchy of Oleśnica in 1323, a Bohemian fief from 1328. In 1480 Duke Konrad X the White granted the town to the Cistercian abbey. Town and monastery were devastated several times, by fires as well as by the plague , but also by Hussite troops in 1430. During the Thirty Years' War , the town was plundered by Swedish forces and the nuns had to flee across

84-403: The regional capital Wrocław . It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area . The gmina covers an area of 200.19 square kilometres (77.3 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 24,380. Gmina Trzebnica is bordered by the gminas of Długołęka , Milicz , Oborniki Śląskie , Prusice , Wisznia Mała , Zawonia and Żmigród . Apart from the town of Trzebnica , the gmina contains

96-601: The surface. The landscape is made up of fields, woods and orchards; in the Middle Ages it was also the site of several vineyards . Towns located near the hills include: Gmina Trzebnica#Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Trzebnica is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Trzebnica County , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in south-western Poland . Its seat is the town of Trzebnica , which lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of

108-644: The villages of Będkowo , Biedaszków Mały , Biedaszków Wielki , Blizocin , Boleścin , Brochocin , Brzezie , Brzyków , Bukowiec , Cerekwica , Domanowice , Droszów , Głuchów Górny , Janiszów , Jaszyce , Jaźwiny , Kanice , Kobylice , Koczurki , Komorówko , Komorowo , Koniówko , Koniowo , Księginice , Kuźniczysko , Ligota , Malczów , Małuszyn , Marcinowo , Masłów , Masłowiec , Nowy Dwór , Piersno , Raszów , Rzepotowice , Skarszyn , Skoroszów , Sulisławice , Świątniki , Szczytkowice , Taczów Mały , Taczów Wielki , Trzy Chałupy , Ujeździec Mały , Ujeździec Wielki and Węgrzynów . Gmina Trzebnica

120-498: Was expelled and replaced by ethnic Poles. From April to June 1945, Trzebnica (instead of Wrocław ) was the first post-war regional capital of the Lower Silesian (Wrocław) Voivodeship. See twin towns of Gmina Trzebnica . Trzebnickie Hills The Trzebnickie Hills ( Polish : Wzgórza Trzebnickie , also Kocie Góry from German : Katzengebirge , "Cat Mountains") is a mountain range in southwestern Poland . It

132-789: Was part of the Silesian province of Poland. In 1202 Władysław's grandson Duke Henry I the Bearded and his wife Hedwig of Andechs founded a Cistercian convent , present-day Sanctuary of St. Jadwiga in Trzebnica , the first in Poland . The couple signed the deed of donation on 23 June 1203 in the presence of Hedwig's brother Ekbert Bishop of Bamberg ; the monastery was settled with German nuns descending from Bamberg in Franconia . In 1218 Hedwig's daughter Gertrude became abbess of Trzebnica,

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144-643: Was the co-host of the World Games ( orienteering , middle distance). In the 12th century, the area was among the possessions of the Premonstratensian St. Vincent monastery at Wrocław. Trzebnica itself was first mentioned in an 1138 deed, then held by the Polish voivode Piotr Włostowic and later seized by the Silesian duke Władysław II the Exile . As a result of the fragmentation of Poland it

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