It has railroad connections to Bolesławiec and Legnica.

Tacitus in his Germania and Ptolemy recorded the Lugii ( Lygii ) in Magna Germania, and mentioned their town of Lugidunum, which has been attributed to both Legnica and Głogów.

One of the Mongol leaders, Kadan, was frequently confused with Ögedei's grandson Kaidu by medieval chroniclers, and thus Kaidu has often been mistakenly listed as leading the Mongol forces at Legnica.

Extensive reconstruction, especially of the section between Legnica and Wrocław, has removed all traces of the old concrete road surface, but some aspects of 1930s standards of construction remain ; for example, the aforementioned stretch does not have an emergency lane, a feature that is to be added in the future.

Chojnów () is a small town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Chojnów is located west of Legnica, east from Bolesławiec and north of Złotoryja, from the A4 motorway.

Legnica ( former Lignica,,, ) is a town in south-western Poland, in Silesia, in the central part of Lower Silesia, on the plain of Legnica, riverside: Kaczawa ( left tributy of the Oder ) and Czarna Woda.

Since 1992 the city is the seat of the Diocese of Legnica.

Legnica is the largest city of the Legnicko-Głogowski Okręg Miedziowy conurbation.

Legnica is a member of the Association of Polish Cities.

There is a Special Economic Zone in Legnica, where Lenovo was going to open a factory in summer 2008.

Legnica is a regional academic center with seven universities enrolling approximately 16, 000 students.

As of 2007, Legnica is twinned with five other European towns.

The only foreign troops who joined him were those of King Wenceslaus I of Bohemia and the combined forces of some French Knights Templars and Hospitallers ; some sources report that at the last moment, however, they stopped their troops close to Legnica, probably fearing that the Christian Army would become an easy prey to the Mongolian troops ; the tradition that the Teutonic Knights were also represented by a small contingent is today disputed.

Lubin is situated on the Zimnica river in the Lower Silesian historical region, about northwest of Wrocław and north of Legnica.

It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship ( from 1975 – 1998 it was in the former Legnica Voivodeship ).

A legend that the Prussian Landmeister of the Teutonic Knights, Poppo von Osterna, was killed during the battle is false, as he died at Legnica years later while visiting his wife's nunnery.

It is the county seat of Głogów County, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship ( as of 1999 ), and was previously in Legnica Voivodeship ( 1975 – 1998 ).

It is situated in Lower Silesian Voivodeship ( from 1975 – 1998 it was in the former Legnica Voivodeship ).

Bolesławiec County is bordered by Żagań County to the north, Polkowice County to the north-east, Legnica County and Złotoryja County to the east, Lwówek Śląski County to the south, Lubań County to the south-west, and Zgorzelec County to the west.

Jawor County is bordered by Legnica County to the north, Środa Śląska County to the east, Świdnica County to the south-east, Wałbrzych County and Kamienna Góra County to the south, and Jelenia Góra County and Złotoryja County to the west.

Legnica County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland.

Its administrative seat is the city of Legnica, although this city is not part of the county ( it forms a separate city county, which is an enclave within Legnica County ).

Ingo Kober ( born 22 July 1942 in Liegnitz, now Legnica in Poland ) was the third president of the European Patent Office.

Legnica houses industrial plants belonging to KGHM Polska Miedź, one of the largest producers of copper and silver in the world.

In 2008 an estimated 35 billion tonnes of lignite reserves was found near Legnica, making them some of the largest in the world.

Among the interesting monuments of Chojnów are the 13th century castle of the Dukes of Legnica ( currently used as a museum ), two old churches, the Baszta Tkaczy ( Weavers ' Tower ) and preserved fragments of city walls.

Legnica became famous for the Battle of Legnica ( or Battle of Wahlstatt ) that took place at Legnickie Pole near the city on 9 April 1241 during the Mongol invasion of Europe.

The city began to expand quickly after the discovery of gold in the Kaczawa River between Legnica and Złotoryja ( Goldberg ).

In 2010 the city celebrated the 65th anniversary of the " return of Legnica to Poland " and its liberation from the Nazis.

In April 1946 city officials estimated that they were 16, 700 Poles, 12, 800 Germans, and 60, 000 Soviets in Legnica.

The Battle of Legnica (), also known as the Battle of Liegnitz () or Battle of Wahlstatt (), was a battle between the Mongol Empire and the combined defending forces of European fighters that took place at Legnickie Pole ( Wahlstatt ) near the city of Legnica in the Silesia province of the Kingdom of Poland on 9 April 1241.

Other important tourist destinations in the voivodeship include the chief city, Wrocław, as well as the towns of Jelenia Góra and Legnica.

Its capital city was Legnica.

Apart from the city of Legnica, Legnica County is also bordered by Polkowice County and Lubin County to the north, Wołów County and Środa Śląska County to the east, Jawor County to the south, and Złotoryja County and Bolesławiec County to the west.

Środa Śląska County is bordered by Wołów County to the north, Trzebnica County to the north-east, the city of Wrocław and Wrocław County to the east, Świdnica County to the south, and Jawor County and Legnica County to the west.

On May 20, 2010, Wroclaw city council granted him the title of Honorary Citizen of Wroclaw and on March 28, 2011 Legnica City Council gave him the title of Honorary Citizen of Legnica.

The armies collided around the Prussian Silesian city of Liegnitz ( Legnica ).

The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra Voivodeships, following the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998.

In 1676, Legnica passed to direct Habsburg rule after the death of the last Silesian Piast duke, Georg Wilhelm ( son of Duke Christian of Brieg ), despite the earlier inheritance pact by Brandenburg and Silesia, by which it was to go to Brandenburg.

In 1273 Henry IV was formally proclaimed an adult and by himself assumed the government of his Silesian Duchy of Wroclaw, which however, after the split between Opole, Legnica and Głogów only comprised the eastern part of the Lower Silesian lands.

The disputes erupted again in 1282 ; this time, the conflict was for the lands and properties seized by the church in a difficult period that followed after the Battle of Legnica, and for the violation of the immunity of the Church hierarchy in trials.

From 1975-1998 it belonged to Legnica Voivodeship, and after the administrative reform of 1999 it became part of Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

In 1241, after the death of Silesian Duke Henry II the Pious at the battle of Legnica, Przemysł recovered Poznań and Gniezno, and subsequently managed to conquer also the parts of Greater Poland once controlled by Dukes of Silesia.

Several years after the death of High Duke Henry II the Pious at the 1241 Battle of Legnica, Bolesław with the support of the Lesser Polish nobility prevailed as prince at Kraków against his uncle Konrad I of Masovia, and thus became the predominant ruler in fragmented Poland.

1230, probably in Legnica in Lower Silesia ; died after 1280, before 1314 ) was a friar, theologian and scientist: a physicist, natural philosopher, mathematician.

Only one day after the smaller Mongol army in Poland had won the Battle of Legnica, Subutai launched his attack, thus beginning the Battle of Mohi during the night of April 10, 1241.

Bolesław, in contrast to his father, didn't have to wait too long before ruling, because on 9 April 1241, during the Battle of Legnica against the Mongols, Duke Henry II was killed after only three years being in charge.

The choice of Legnica can also be explained by the growing conflict between Bolesław and the powerful Wrocław nobility, a problem which Henry III didn't have ; shortly after he could take control of the duchy.

Henry IV was an important prisoner and shortly after was imprisoned in a castle in Legnica.

Approximately 30 schools in Poland are named after Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński, among them Secondary School No 1 in Otwock, Secondary School No 2 in Olsztyn, Gymnasium No 7 in Częstochowa, Primary School No 7 in Legnica, Gymnasium No 2 in Stargard Szczeciński and in Poznań Secondary School No 20 and, until 2000, the former Primary School No 37.