| Zawidów | |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Zgorzelec |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Zawidów (urban gmina) |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1186 |
| Established Title2: | Town rights |
| Established Date2: | 1369 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Robert Łężny |
| Area Total Km2: | 6.07 |
| Population As Of: | 2019-06-30[1] |
| Population Total: | 4180 |
| Population Density Km2: | 701.6 |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Coordinates: | 51.0167°N 19°W |
| Elevation M: | 245 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 59-970 |
| Area Code: | +48 75 |
| Registration Plate: | DZG |
| Website: | http://www.zawidow.info |
Zawidów (de|Seidenberg) is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, at the Czech border.
The town lies some 14km (09miles) south-south-east of Zgorzelec and 139km (86miles) west of the regional capital, Wrocław. As of 2019, the town had a population of 4,180.
In the Early Middle Ages, Zawidów was a stronghold of the Bieżuńczanie tribe,[2] one of the old Polish tribes.[3] In the early 11th century it was included in the early Polish state by Bolesław I the Brave. The settlement was first mentioned in 1186.[4] In the 14th century it became part of the Bohemian (Czech) Kingdom. It was granted town rights in 1369.[4] In 1397 a school was founded.[4] The town suffered from fires in 1427, 1433, 1469, 1769 and 1834.[4] In 1635 it passed to the Electorate of Saxony and from 1697 was also under the rule of the Kings of Poland. As a result of the Thirty Years' War, Protestants from the Czech Kingdom settled there.[5]
In 1815 it fell to Prussia, and between 1871 and 1945 it was part of unified Germany. During World War II the German administration confiscated two historic church bells from the local church for armaments.[6] After World War II, the town became again part of Poland under the terms of the post-war Potsdam Agreement.
The old church bells survived the war; however, they are now located in churches in Stuttgart and Ulm in Germany.[6]
The local football team is Piast Zawidów.[7] It competes in the lower leagues.