▁Now og rod zie c . ▁It ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁K w isa ▁river ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Lower ▁S iles ian ▁W ilder ness , ▁approximately ▁ ▁south - west ▁of ▁B oles ław iec , ▁and ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁regional ▁capital ▁W roc ław . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 4 , 2 4 3 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Polish ▁Duke ▁Henry ▁I ▁the ▁Be arded ▁established ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 2 3 3 ▁and ▁granted ▁it ▁Mag de burg ▁town ▁rights . ▁Ear lier , ▁in ▁ 1 2 0 2 , ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁castle , ▁which ▁after ▁ 1 2 1 7 ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁the ▁Mag dal ene ▁Sister s . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁fragment ation ▁of ▁Poland ▁into ▁smaller ▁duch ies , ▁the ▁town ▁later ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁duch ies ▁of ▁Leg nica , ▁G ł og ów ▁and ▁J aw or , ▁ruled ▁by ▁the ▁S iles ian ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁Pi ast ▁dynast y . ▁Here ▁the ▁important ▁Via ▁Reg ia ▁road ▁crossed ▁the ▁K w isa , ▁that ▁marked ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁the ▁historic ▁Upper ▁L us atia ▁region ▁in ▁the ▁west . ▁From ▁ 1 4 9 5 ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁Mag dal ene ▁monaster y . ▁It ▁developed ▁rapidly . ▁The ▁town ▁obtained ▁a ▁privile ge , ▁allowing ▁bre wing ▁and ▁s elling ▁be er . ▁In ▁ 1 5 0 0