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Gmina Krupski Młyn
__NOTOC__ Gmina Krupski Młyn is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Krupski Młyn, which lies approximately north-west of Tarnowskie Góry and north-west of the regional capital Katowice. It also contains the villages of Potępa and Ziętek. The district covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 3,175. The area is environmentally very impressive, mostly forested (83% of the area), with many oak trees up to 500 years old, dotted with pleasant streams and small lakes.http://wiadomosci.polska.pl/kalendarz/kalendarium/article.htm?id=222153 (in Polish) Neighbouring gminas Gmina Krupski Młyn is bordered by the town of Lubliniec and by the gminas of Pawonków, Tworóg Tworóg is a village in Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Tworóg. It lies approximately nor ... [...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 st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potępa
Potępa is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krupski Młyn, within Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately east of Krupski Młyn, north-west of Tarnowskie Góry, and north-west of the regional capital Katowice. On the night of 9 August 1932, five uniformed Nazi Stormtroopers ( Sturmabteilung) burst into the apartment of miner, trade unionist, member of the Communist Party of Germany, Konrad Pietrzuch, and beat him to death in the presence of his mother and younger brother. The five murderers did nothing to disguise themselves during the attack and they were quickly arrested. After a well-publicized trial in Beuthen Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian: ''Bytōm, Bytōń'', german: Beuthen O.S.) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship of Poland, the city is 7 km northwest of Katowice, the regional capita ... (now Bytom, Poland), they were found guilty of m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Zawadzkie
__NOTOC__ Gmina Zawadzkie is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Zawadzkie, which lies approximately north-east of Strzelce Opolskie and east of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 11,341. Villages Apart from the town of Zawaszkie, the gmina also contains the villages of Kielcza and Żędowice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Zawadzkie is bordered by the gminas of Dobrodzień, Jemielnica, Kolonowskie, Krupski Młyn, Pawonków and Wielowieś. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Zawadzkie is twinned with: * Bockenem, Germany * Chortkiv, Ukraine * Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia * Otrokovice, Czech Republic * Uebigau-Wahrenbrück, Germany * Vác Vác (; german: Waitzen; sk, Vacov; yi, ווייצען) is a town in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The archaic spelling of the name is ''Vácz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Wielowieś
__NOTOC__ Gmina Wielowieś is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Wielowieś, which lies approximately north of Gliwice and north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 5,852. Villages Gmina Wielowieś contains the villages and settlements of Błażejowice, Borowiany, Chwoszcz, Czarków, Dąbrówka, Diana, Gajowice, Gogol, Goj, Jerzmanów, Kieleczka, Kolonia, Kotków, Napłatki, Pustkowie, Radonia, Sieroty, Świbie, Ubowice, Wielowieś, Wiśnicze and Zacharzowice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Wielowieś is bordered by the town of Pyskowice and by the gminas of Jemielnica, Krupski Młyn, Strzelce Opolskie, Toszek, Tworóg, Zawadzkie and Zbrosławice Zbrosławice (german: Broslawitz, 1936–1945: ''Dramatal-West''; szl, Zbrosławicy) is a village in Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Tworóg
__NOTOC__ Gmina Tworóg is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Tworóg, which lies approximately north-west of Tarnowskie Góry and north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 8,249. Villages Gmina Tworóg contains the villages and settlements of Boruszowice, Brynek, Hanusek, Koty, Mikołeska, Nowa Wieś Tworoska, Połomia, Świniowice, Tworóg and Wojska. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Tworóg is bordered by the towns of Lubliniec and Tarnowskie Góry, and by the gminas of Koszęcin, Krupski Młyn Krupski Młyn (German ''Kruppamühle'') is a village in Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krupski Młyn. It lies approximately north-west ..., Gmina Wielowieś, Wielowieś and Gmina Zbrosławice, Zbro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Pawonków
__NOTOC__ Gmina Pawonków is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Lubliniec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pawonków, which lies approximately west of Lubliniec and north-west of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 6,630. Villages Gmina Pawonków contains the villages and settlements of Draliny, Gwoździany, Kośmidry, Koszwice, Łagiewniki Małe, Łagiewniki Wielkie, Lipie Śląskie, Lisowice, Pawonków, Skrzydłowice and Solarnia. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Pawonków is bordered by the town of Lubliniec and by the gminas of Ciasna, Dobrodzień, Kochanowice, Krupski Młyn Krupski Młyn (German ''Kruppamühle'') is a village in Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Krupski Młyn. It lies approximately north-west ... and Zawadzkie. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lubliniec
Lubliniec (german: Lublinitz) is a town in southern Poland with 23,784 inhabitants (2019). It is the capital of Lubliniec County, part of Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Częstochowa Voivodeship (1975–1998). Geography Lubliniec is situated in the north of the historic Upper Silesia region at the rim of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, about northwest of Katowice. It is an important rail hub, with two major lines crossing there – east-west (from Częstochowa to Opole) and south–north (from Katowice to Poznań) – and a site of light and chemical industry. The surrounding area is characterized by extended forests (''Lasy Lublinieckie''), including the Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park north of the town. History Lubliniec was established about 1270 by the Piast duke Władysław of Opole on the road leading from his residence Opole to Kraków. It was part of the Duchy of Opole within fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. According to o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ziętek
Ziętek is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krupski Młyn, within Tarnowskie Góry County, Silesian Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital. Despite the Silesian V ..., in southern Poland. References Villages in Tarnowskie Góry County {{TarnowskieGóry-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most populous city in Poland, while its urban area is the most populous in the country and one of the most populous in the European Union. Katowice has a population of 286,960 according to a 31 December 2021 estimate. Katowice is a central part of the Metropolis GZM, with a population of 2.3 million, and a part of a larger Upper Silesian metropolitan area that extends into the Czech Republic and has a population of 5-5.3 million people."''Study on Urban Functions (Project 1. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voivodeships Of Poland
, alt_name = province, state , map = , category = Provinces (unitary local government subdivision) , territory = Republic of Poland , start_date = , current_number = 16 voivodeships , number_date = , population_range = 966,000 (Opole) – 5,432,000 ( Masovian) , area_range = (Opole) – ( Masovian) , government = Voivodeship government, National government , subdivision = Powiat (county) A voivodeship (; pl, województwo ; plural: ) is the highest-level administrative division of Poland, corresponding to a province in many other countries. The term has been in use since the 14th century and is commonly translated into English as "province". The Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998, which went into effect on 1 January 1999, created sixteen new voivodeships. These replaced the 49 former voivodeships that had existed from 1 July 1975, and bear a greater resemblan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarnowskie Góry
Tarnowskie Góry (German: ''Tarnowitz''; szl, Tarnowske Gōry) is a town in Silesia, southern Poland, located in the Silesian Highlands near Katowice. On the south it borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a megalopolis, the greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the town is 61,842 (2021). As of 1999, it is part of Silesian Voivodeship, previously Katowice Voivodeship. The Historic Silver Mine of Tarnowskie Góry, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in the town. Names and etymology The name of Tarnowskie Góry is derived from ''Tarnowice'', name of a local village and word ''góry'' which in Old Polish meant "mines". In a Prussian document from 1750 (published in the Polish language in Berlin by Frederick the Great 712–1786, the town is mentioned, among other Silesian towns, as "Tarnowskie Góry". The German name ''Tarnowitz'' was introduced in the late 18th century, after the Third Silesian War (between Aus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous member state of the European Union. Warsaw is the nation's capital and largest metropolis. Other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, Gdańsk, and Szczecin. Poland has a temperate transitional climate and its territory traverses the Central European Plain, extending from Baltic Sea in the north to Sudeten and Carpathian Mountains in the south. The longest Polish river is the Vistula, and Poland's highest point is Mount Rysy, situated in the Tatra mountain range of the Carpathians. The country is bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. It also shares maritime boundaries with Denmark a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
