Ziębice [ʑɛmˈbit͡sɛ] (German: Münsterberg) is a town in Ząbkowice Śląskie County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
The town lies on the Oława River, approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Ząbkowice Śląskie and 59 kilometres (37 mi) south of the regional capital Wrocław.
The area became part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century.
[2] As a result of the fragmentation of Poland, it formed part of the duchies of Silesia until 1290, Świdnica until 1322, and afterwards it was the capital of a small eponymous duchy, remaining under the rule of the Piast dynasty until 1521.
Following Germany's defeat in World War II, in 1945, it became again part of Poland and its German population was expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement.