Map of Zgorzelec, Poland

Zgorzelec is a city in Lower Silesia, Poland, with a population of about 33,247. It lies at 51.1494°N, 15.0084°E. Zgorzelec is about 431 km (268 mi) west of Warsaw, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Görlitz, 2 km to the northwest.

Zgorzelec at a glance

Where is Zgorzelec?

• The 11th largest city in Lower Silesia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 53 min on the shortest day to 16 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Zgorzelec

• Görlitz — 2 km northwest, Germany
• Bautzen — 40 km west, Germany
• Bolesławiec — 41 km east
• Liberec — 43 km south, Czechia
• Jablonec nad Nisou — 49 km south, Czechia
• Żary — 56 km north
• Jelenia Góra — 58 km southeast
• Česká Lípa — 61 km southwest, Czechia
• Děčín — 69 km southwest, Czechia
• Legnica — 81 km east

Largest cities in Lower Silesia

• Wrocław — 672,545
• Wałbrzych — 127,431
• Legnica — 106,033
• Lubin — 77,532
• Jelenia Góra — 77,366
• Głogów — 65,400
• Świdnica — 60,351
• Bolesławiec — 40,682
• Oleśnica — 36,956
• Dzierżoniów — 34,168

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.