Map of Legnica, Poland

Legnica is a city in Lower Silesia, Poland, with a population of about 106,033. It lies at 51.2101°N, 16.1619°E. Legnica is about 353 km (219 mi) west of Warsaw, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Lubin, 21 km to the north.

Legnica at a glance

Where is Legnica?

• The 45th largest city in Poland by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Lower Silesia on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 52 min on the shortest day to 16 h 35 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Legnica

• Lubin — 21 km north
• Bolesławiec — 42 km west
• Jelenia Góra — 46 km southwest
• Świdnica — 47 km southeast
• Wałbrzych — 50 km south
• Głogów — 51 km north
• Wrocław — 62 km east
• Dzierżoniów — 64 km southeast
• Nowa Sól — 73 km northwest
• Leszno — 76 km north

Largest cities in Lower Silesia

• Wrocław — 672,545
• Wałbrzych — 127,431
• Lubin — 77,532
• Jelenia Góra — 77,366
• Głogów — 65,400
• Świdnica — 60,351
• Bolesławiec — 40,682
• Oleśnica — 36,956
• Dzierżoniów — 34,168
• Zgorzelec — 33,247

Largest cities in Poland

• Warsaw — 1,702,139
• Kraków — 816,614
• Wrocław — 672,545
• Łódź — 639,890
• Poznań — 536,151
• Gdańsk — 487,371
• Szczecin — 395,513
• Lublin — 336,339
• Bydgoszcz — 330,038
• Białystok — 295,683

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.