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Głogów

Głogów (, rarely Groß-Glogau, ) is a town in southwestern Poland. It is the county seat of Głogów County, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), and was previously in Legnica Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is also the administrative seat of Gmina Głogów, although it is not part of its territory (the town forms a separate urban gmina). Głogów is the sixth largest town in the voivodeship; according to the 2004 census estimate the town had a total population of 71,686. The name of the town derives from głóg, the Polish name for hawthorn.

Głogów consists of the following residential districts: Brzostów, Chrobry, Hutnik, Kopernik ( Copernicus), Kościuszki, Ostrów Tumski (Church Island), Paulinów, Piastów Śląskich, Sportowe, Przemysłowe, Słoneczne, Stare Miasto (Old Town), Śródmieście, Żarków. Two villages, Biechów and Wróblin Głogowski, are also within Głogów's administrative borders.

Głogów (disambiguation)

Głogów is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-west Poland.

Głogów may also refer to:

  • Głogów Małopolski, a town in Subcarpathian Voivodeship (south-east Poland)
  • Głogów, Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland)