Ziębice

Ziębice [] (Münsterberg) is a town in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Ziębice. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.) During the Middle Ages, Ziębice was the capital of a Silesian duchy, the Duchy of Ziębice.

The town lies on the Oława River, approximately east of Ząbkowice Śląskie and south of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 9,234.

Famous people from Ziębice

• Edyta Górniak
• Janusz Kaminski
• Karl Denke