Węgliniec

The oldest known historical mention of the settlement dates back to 1502 in the context of medieval German Ostsiedlung, receiving the name Kohlfurt. In 1742 it was annexed by Prussia. It was plundered by different armies during the Third Silesian War (1756–1763). In 1846 a railway line connecting Wrocław and Berlin, running through the small town, was opened. with it also being the second largest freight train terminal in the region after Wrocław Brochów. During World War II, the German administration built two prisoner-of-war labour subcamps and a forced labour camp. ==Transport==

Rail Węgliniec railway station is a major railway junction and station, located on strategic passenger and freight routes between Poland and Germany, with international passenger services to Görlitz, Berlin and Dresden and national services to Warsaw, Wrocław, Zgorzelec, Lubań, and Żary. Regional services are operated by Lower Silesian Railways and Polregio. Road Voivodeship road 296 passes through the town and leads to the A4 motorway (part of the E40). It is away from Węgliniec. ==Twin towns – sister cities==

See twin towns of Gmina Węgliniec. ==References==