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Dzierżoniów
Dzierżoniów ( or Reichenbach im Eulengebirge; from 1945-1946 ) is a Lower Silesian town since at least 1290 located in southwestern Poland in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (from 1975–1998 in the former Wałbrzych Voivodeship). It is the seat of Dzierżoniów County, and of Gmina Dzierżoniów (although it is not part of the territory of the latter, since the town forms a separate urban gmina).
Dzierżoniów covers an area of , and according to official figures for 2008 has a population of 34,396. It is named after Polish priest and scientist Jan Dzierżon.