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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sobótka
| image_skyline =
| image_caption = Sobótka-Górka Castle
| image_flag =
| image_shield = POL gmina Sobotka COA.svg
| pushpin_map = Poland
| coordinates = {{coord|50|53|
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]]▼
| subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]]▼
| subdivision_name1 = [[Lower Silesian Voivodeship|Lower Silesian]]
▲| subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Wrocław County|Wrocław]]
▲| subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Gmina Sobótka|Sobótka]]
| established_title = First settled
| elevation_min_m = 150▼
| established_date = 2nd century BC
| elevation_max_m = 718▼
| established_title3 = City Rights
| established_date3 = 1221/1399
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Mirosław Jarosz
| area_total_km2 = 32.20
▲| elevation_min_m = 150
| population_as_of = 2019-06-30<ref>{{cite web |title=Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June|url=https://stat.gov.pl/en/topics/population/population/population-size-and-structure-and-vital-statistics-in-poland-by-territorial-division-in-2019-as-of-30th-june,3,26.html|website=stat.gov.pl|publisher=Statistics Poland|date=2019-10-15|access-date=2020-02-14}}</ref>
| population_total =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
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| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
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| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 55-050
| area_code = +48 71
| website = http://www.sobotka.pl }}▼
| registration_plate = DWR
'''Sobótka''' {{IPAc-pl|s|o|'|b|u|t|k|a}} ({{lang-de|Zobten am Berge}}) is a town in [[Wrocław County]], [[Lower Silesian Voivodeship]], in south-western [[Poland]]. It is the seat of the administrative district ([[gmina]]) called [[Gmina Sobótka]]. Sobótka is located about {{convert|30|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of [[Wrocław]] on the northern slope of [[Mount Ślęża]], part of the [[Central Sudetes]] mountain range. {{As of|2006}}, the town has a population of 6,832.▼
▲| elevation_max_m = 718
}}
▲'''Sobótka''' (<small>pronounced</small> {{respell|So|boo|tka}} {{IPAc-pl|s|o|'|b|u|t|k|a}},
==History==
[[File:2016 Urząd Miasta i Gminy w Sobótce 1.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Town Hall]]
The area had been settled since [[Prehistory|prehistoric]] times, as
In 1128, the Polish voivode [[Piotr Włostowic]] established an [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] monastery on Mount Ślęża which was later moved to [[Wrocław]], while the area remained a property of the Augustinian order. The settlement was first mentioned in an 1148 bull issued by [[Pope Eugene III]] as ''Sabath'',
As part of the [[Habsburg monarchy]] the town was devastated by the [[Thirty Years' War]]. With most of Silesia it was annexed by the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] in 1742. King [[Frederick William III of Prussia|Frederick William III]] finally [[Secularization|secularized]] the Augustinian territory in 1810.
After the defeat of [[Nazi Germany]] in [[World War II]] the town became part of Poland, in accordance with the provisions of the [[Potsdam Agreement]].
On December 31, 1959, the village of Strzeblów was included within the town limits.
==Sights==
{{multiple image |align=right |caption_align=center |perrow=2 |total_width=370 |header=Historic sights of Sobótka (examples)
The main attraction of the area is the [[Mount Sleza]], one of the 28 peaks of Polish Mountains Crown [[:pl:Korona Gór Polski]]. The name of the region [[Silesia]] comes from the name of that mountain. Now it is under reservation as”Gora Sleza landscape and geological reservation park”. With its 718 m.s.l. is the highest peak of the [[Sudetes]] Foreland. Its specific microclimate allows develop of the large species of Fauna and Flora. In ancient time (bronze) it was the [[Pagan]] Solar Cult center. The [[Christianization]] of the territory begins in the 10th century.▼
| image1 = KosciolSwAnny-Sobotka.jpg
| image2 = 2016 Kościół św. Jakuba Apostoła w Sobótce 3.jpg
| image3 = Ślęża - kościół Nawiedzenia NMP z 1852 roku - panoramio (1).jpg
| image4 = Dom Turysty na Ślęży - 3.jpg
| caption1 = Saint Anne church
| caption2 = Saint James church
| caption3 = Church of the Visitation of Mary
| caption4 = Tourist House of [[PTTK]] on [[Mount Ślęża]]
}}
▲The main attraction of the area is the [[Mount
There are many touristic paths as well for the pedestrians and for the cyclists. In the oldest house in center of
== Historical names of the city ==
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==Notable people==
* [[Dieter Grahn]] (born 1944), German rower
* [[Tadeusz Dolny]] (born 1958), retired Polish football player
==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{commons category|Sobótka}}▼
See [[Gmina Sobótka#Twin towns – sister cities|twin towns of Gmina Sobótka]].
{{Gmina Sobótka}}▼
==References==
{{reflist}}
▲{{commons category|Sobótka}}
▲{{coord|50|53|57|N|16|44|32|E|region:PL-DS_type:city(6580)|display=title}}
▲{{Gmina Sobótka}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Lower Silesian Voivodeship]]
[[Category:Wrocław County]]
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