Wałbrzych (listen) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern Poland. From 1975–1998 it was the capital of Wałbrzych Voivodeship; it is now the seat of Wałbrzych County. Wałbrzych lies approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of the voivodeship capital Wrocław and about 30 kilometres from the Czech border. It has a population of about 112,600 which makes it the second-largest city in the voivodeship and the 33rd largest in the country.
