Jawor

Jawor is a town in south western Poland with 24,347 inhabitants 2006. It is located in Lower Silesian Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998 it changed into inside the former Legnica Voivodeship. It is the seat of Jawor County, and lies about 61 kilometers west of the local capital Wroclaw. In the city can be discovered a Protestant Church of Peace. It becomes named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001. Jawor Castle lies in Jawor. The name of the town Jawor comes from the Polish word for sycamore. The earliest recorded call dates from 133 whilst the city became written down as Jawr and ijn 1203 as Jawor.

Polish shape Jawor turned into persevered for use, for example in painting from 1562 positioned in church of St. Martin. Other shape Iawor is recorded in record from 1248 and in document from 1277 the call Iaver is used. In 1295 within the Latin paintings Liber foundations episcopates Vratislaviensis town is cited as Jawor. In 1475 Latin Statute Synodalia Episcoporum Wratislaviensium as Jaworensis. The German call Jauer is germanized model of the unique Slavic call and by using 1750 Polish name Jawor turned into still used in Polish language with the aid of Prussian government.