Map of Świdnica, Poland

Świdnica is a city in Lower Silesia, Poland, with a population of about 60,351. It lies at 50.8438°N, 16.4886°E. Świdnica is about 349 km (217 mi) southwest of Warsaw, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wałbrzych, 16 km to the southwest.

Świdnica at a glance

Where is Świdnica?

• The 7th largest city in Lower Silesia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 56 min on the shortest day to 16 h 31 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Świdnica

• Wałbrzych — 16 km southwest
• Dzierżoniów — 17 km southeast
• Legnica — 47 km northwest
• Wrocław — 48 km northeast
• Jelenia Góra — 54 km west
• Lubin — 65 km north
• Brzeg — 69 km east
• Nysa — 72 km southeast
• Oleśnica — 75 km northeast
• Bolesławiec — 79 km northwest

Largest cities in Lower Silesia

• Wrocław — 672,545
• Wałbrzych — 127,431
• Legnica — 106,033
• Lubin — 77,532
• Jelenia Góra — 77,366
• Głogów — 65,400
• Bolesławiec — 40,682
• Oleśnica — 36,956
• Dzierżoniów — 34,168
• Zgorzelec — 33,247

Largest cities in Poland

• Warsaw — 1,702,139
• Kraków — 816,614
• Wrocław — 672,545
• Łódź — 639,890
• Poznań — 536,151
• Gdańsk — 487,371
• Szczecin — 395,513
• Lublin — 336,339
• Bydgoszcz — 330,038
• Białystok — 295,683

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.