Środa Śląska [] (Neumarkt in Schlesien) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Środa Śląska County, and of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Środa Śląska. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies approximately west of the regional capital Wrocław, on the Średzka Woda creek.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 8,800.

Personalities

• Franz Josef Kallmann
• Leszek Kosedowski

See also

• Środa treasure

External links

• Municipal website