Strzelin is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is located on the Oława river, a tributary of the Oder, about 39 kilometres south of the region's capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area.

The Wrocław metropolitan area is a monocentric agglomeration in the south-western part of Poland, in the Lower Silesian Voivodship, consisting of the city of Wrocław and its satellite towns. The population living in the agglomeration is about 1.25 million people.