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Gmina Brenna
Gmina Brenna is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Its seat is the village of Brenna. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 11,222. Villages Gmina Brenna contains villages of Brenna, Górki Małe and Górki Wielkie. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Brenna is bordered by the gminas of Skoczów, Jasienica, Jaworze, Bielsko-Biała, Szczyrk, Wisła and Ustroń. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Brenna is twinned with: * Baiersdorf Baiersdorf is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in northern Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location The major part of Baiersdorf is idyllically situated on a terrace which preserves the town from being flooded by the close Regnitz rive ..., Germany * Fleurbaix, France * Główczyce, Poland References External links * Brenna Cieszyn County Cieszyn Silesia {{Cieszyn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina
The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 43,000 villages. 940 gminas include cities and towns, with 302 among them constituting an independent urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) consisting solely of a standalone town or one of the 107 cities, the latter governed by a city mayor (''prezydent miasta''). The gmina has been the basic unit of territorial division in Poland since 1974, when it replaced the smaller gromada (cluster). Three or more gminas make up a higher level unit called powiat, except for those holding the status of a city with powiat rights. Each and every powiat has the seat in a city or town, in the latter case either an urban gmina or a part of an urban-rural one. Types There are three types of gmina: #302 urban gmina ( pl, gmina miejska) constituted either by a sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Jasienica
Gmina Jasienica is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Its seat is the village of Jasienica. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 24,264. Villages Neighbouring gminas Gmina Jasienica is bordered by the gminas of Bielsko-Biała, Brenna, Chybie, Czechowice-Dziedzice, Jaworze and Skoczów Skoczów (pronounced , german: Skotschau, cs, Skočov) is a town and the seat of Gmina Skoczów in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,385 inhabitants (2019). The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. .... Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Jasienica is twinned with: * Petřvald, Czech Republic References External links Official website {{Bielsko County Jasienica Bielsko County Cieszyn Silesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Główczyce
__NOTOC__ Gmina Główczyce is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the village of Główczyce, which lies approximately north-east of Słupsk and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 9,394. Villages Gmina Główczyce contains the villages and settlements of Ameryka, Będziechowo, Będzimierz, Borek Skórzyński, Budki, Bukowski Młyn, Cecenówko, Cecenowo, Choćmirówko, Choćmirowo, Ciemino, Czarny Młyn, Dargoleza, Dochówko, Dochowo, Drzeżewo, Gać, Gatka, Główczyce, Górzyno, Gorzysław, Gostkowo, Izbica, Karolin, Karpno, Klęcinko, Klęcino, Kokoszki, Lipno, Lisia Góra, Michałowo, Mokre, Murowaniec, Następowo, Nowe Klęcinko, Olszewko, Pękalin, Pobłocie, Podole Wielkie, Przebędowo Słupskie, Rówienko, Równo, Rumsko, Rzuski Las, Rzuszcze, Siodłonie, Skórzyno, Stowięcino, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fleurbaix
Fleurbaix (; vls, Vloerbeek) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village some northeast of Béthune and west of Lille, at the junction of the D176 and the D171 roads, at the border with the department of Nord. A Stream, the "Becque du Biez", flows through the commune. Population The inhabitants are called ''Fleurbaisiens''. Places of interest * The church of Notre-Dame, built in 1929, is the work of architect Louis M. Cordonnier. * The four Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations m ... cemeteries, including Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery * Remains of a Carthusian abbey. See also * Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department *The Battle of Fromelles References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baiersdorf
Baiersdorf is a town in the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt, in northern Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location The major part of Baiersdorf is idyllically situated on a terrace which preserves the town from being flooded by the close Regnitz river. It is located exactly between Erlangen (eight kilometers in the south) and Forchheim (eight kilometers in the north). Neighbor cities are Forchheim, Poxdorf, Langensendelbach, Bubenreuth, Möhrendorf and Hausen. Division of the town Baiersdorf consists of 4 districts * Baiersdorf * Hagenau * Igelsdorf * Wellerstadt History Baiersdorf was first mentioned in 1062 AD and has been chartered since 1460. As Baiersdorf is famous for farming and processing horseradish, the Meerrettich Museum for horseradish ("the spiciest museum of the world") is located in the old center of the town. A horseradish queen is even chosen every year on the third Saturday in September. The margrave Johann der Alchimist (1401–1464) started the cultivation of hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister City
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept The modern concept of town twinning has its roots in the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as the Coventry Blitz. First conceived by the then Mayor of Coventry, Alfred Robert Grindlay, culminating in his renowned telegram to the people of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in 1942, the idea emerged as a way of establishing solidarity links between cities in allied countries that went through similar devastating events. The comradesh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ustroń
Ustroń (german: Ustron) is a health resort town in Cieszyn Silesia, southern Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1998). It lies in the Silesian Beskids mountain range. It is the home of the Jan Jarocki Museum, which was founded in April 1986 as Museum of Metallurgy. It is housed in an old building of the former Klemens Steel Works, which was in use between 1772 and 1897. The museum collects technical tools, as well as historical and ethnographic artifacts. The Równica and Czantoria mountains are nearby and hikable from the town center. History The settlement was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Ustrona''. It meant that the village was in the process of location (the size of land to pay a tithe from was not yet precise). The creation of the village was a part of a larger set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wisła
Wisła (; german: Weichsel; cs, Visla) is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,132 (2019), near the border with Czech Republic. It is situated in the Silesian Beskids mountain range in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia and ethnic region of the Silesian Gorals. ''Wisła'' is the Polish name for the Vistula River, which has its source in the mountains near the town. It is the only town in Poland with a majority Lutheran population (as of 2006 roughly two-thirds of the population were Protestant, which is a drop from 94,4% in 1900). Wisła is a popular year-round tourist destination, being home to Malinka, a ski jumping hill. It is also known for being the home town of ski jumper Adam Małysz. Wisła is also the home of the Beskid Museum displaying agricultural tools, folk costumes and goatskin bagpipes from the surrounding region. History The first people to settle in Wisła in the late 16th or early 17th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szczyrk
Szczyrk (german: Schirk) is a town in the Beskid Śląski mountains of southern Poland, situated in the valley of the Żylica river. It is part of the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously being part of the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1998). It has a population of 5,734 people (2019). __TOC__ The town is a popular winter sports centre, with over 60 km of ski runs served by 30 ski lifts. Poland's Winter Olympics athletes train in Szczyrk for events such as skiing and ski jumping. The two mountain ranges that surround the valley are dominated by the peaks of Skrzyczne at and Klimczok , both of significant interest to tourists since they have commanding views from either peak. Moreover, both peaks are accessible to most people in one day's hike via the tourist routes. Skrzyczne is also accessible via a chairlift. To the west of Szczyrk is Wisła, a town where the source of the Vistula (Wisła) river can be found (around the Barania Góra mountain). Gall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bielsko-Biała
Bielsko-Biała (; cs, Bílsko-Bělá, german: Bielitz-Biala, szl, Bjylsko-Bjoło) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 168,319 as of December 2021, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of . It is a centre of the Bielsko Urban Agglomeration with 325,000 inhabitants and is an administrative, automotive, education, transport, and tourism hub of Podbeskiedzie Region as well as the Bielsko Industrial Region. It serves as the seat of the Bielsko County, Euroregion Beskydy, Roman Catholic Diocese of Bielsko–Żywiec and the Evangelical Church Diocese of Cieszyn. Situated north of the Beskid Mountains, Bielsko-Biała is composed of two former towns which merged in 1951 – ''Bielsko'' in the west and ''Biała'' in the east – on opposite banks of the Biała River that once divided Silesia and Lesser Poland. Between 1975 and 1998, the city was the seat of Bielsko Voivodeship and currently lies within the Silesian Voivodeship. The city i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Jaworze
__NOTOC__ Gmina Jaworze is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Jaworze, which lies approximately west of Bielsko-Biała and south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 7,330. Villages The gmina is divided into four settlements: ''Jaworze Średnie'' (Middle Jaworze), ''Jaworze Górne'' (Upper Jaworze), ''Jaworze Dolne'' (Lower Jaworze) and ''Jaworze Nałęże''. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Jaworze is bordered by the city of Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała (; cs, Bílsko-Bělá, german: Bielitz-Biala, szl, Bjylsko-Bjoło) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 168,319 as of December 2021, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of . It is a ... and by the gminas of Brenna and Jasienica. References External links *Official website of the gmina {{Bielsko County Jaworze Biels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Skoczów
Gmina Skoczów is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Its seat is the town of Skoczów. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 26,943. Villages Bładnice and Ochaby are further subdivided into Dolne (Lower) and Górne (Upper) parts. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Skoczów is bordered by the gminas of Brenna, Chybie, Dębowiec, Goleszów, Jasienica, Strumień and Ustroń Ustroń (german: Ustron) is a health resort town in Cieszyn Silesia, southern Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been in Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship (1975–1998). It lies in the Silesian Beskids .... Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Skoczów is twinned with: * Hrádek, Czech Republic References External links * Skoczow Cieszyn County Cieszyn Silesia {{Cieszyn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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