Wałbrzych is located in the south-western part of Poland, in the Central Sudety Mountains, in the Lower Silesian province near the Czech and German borders. The city is 450-500 meters above sea level, below the afforested Wałbrzyskie Mountains. Wałbrzych is an urban municipality; its administrative region covers the area of 85 km2. The town has a population of over 120,000.

Wałbrzych can be easily reached – the city is situated near the junction of the A4 highway /40 km/ and the planned A3 highway /29 km/. National Road number 35 runs through Wałbrzych, up to the border crossing point to the Czech Republic in Golińsk.

Statistical data concerning the city:

• area  - 8 470 ha
• population (end of 2008) - 122 411
• population by age (in %)
  • pre-working age - 15,5%
  • of working age - 65,4%
  • post-working age - 19,1%
• business entities:
  • total - 14 237
  • public sector - 1 033
  • private sector - 13 204
• unemployment rate in the Wałbrzyski region as of February 2010 - 19,8%
• unemployment rate in the Wałbrzyski region in relation to the average unemployment rate in the country - 152,3%

Data taken from GUS and DWUP websites.

You can find more information on the following websites:

• Wałbrzych Moje Miasto
• UM w Wałbrzychu
• Wałbrzych w Wikipedii

Photographs from the album "WAŁBRZYCH".
Photography by Krzysztof Żarkowski

Used by permission of the Town Office in Wałbrzych.