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Gmina Walim
__NOTOC__ Gmina Walim is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Walim, which lies approximately south-east of Wałbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 5,416. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Walim is bordered by the towns of Jedlina-Zdrój, Pieszyce and Wałbrzych, and the gminas of Głuszyca, Nowa Ruda and Świdnica. Villages The gmina contains the villages of Dziećmorowice, Glinno, Jugowice, Michałkowa, Niedźwiedzice, Olszyniec, Podlesie, Rzeczka, Walim and Zagórze Śląskie. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Walim is twinned with: * Harkakötöny Harkakötöny is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. Croats in Hungary call this village ''Kotinj''. Živko Mandić: Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj, Geog ... [...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] |
Zagórze Śląskie
Zagórze Śląskie (german: Kynau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walim, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. The settlement within the northern Owl Mountains lies approximately north-west of Walim, south-east of Wałbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. History Zagórze Śląskie arouse at the foot of Grodno Castle ''(Kynsburg)'' built in the late 13th century by Duke Bolko I the Strict as a fortress near the border with the Kingdom of Bohemia. After it had fallen to the Bohemian crown in 1368 it was held as a fief by various possessors, among them the Counts of Hoberg at Książ until 1567 and Prince Michael the Brave of Wallachia. Sights * Grodno Castle * Dam on Lubachowskie Lake * Church, mentioned in 1376, existing from approx 1550 Walking routes * Green: "Szlak Zamków Piastowskich" to Grodziec Castle * Yellow: PKP Wałbrzych Główny – Nowy Dwór Castle – Jedlina-Zdrój ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harkakötöny
Harkakötöny is a village in Bács-Kiskun county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. Croats in Hungary call this village ''Kotinj''. Živko Mandić: Hrvatska imena naseljenih mjesta u Madžarskoj, Geography It covers an area of and has a population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ... of 1014 people (2005). References Populated places in Bács-Kiskun County {{Bacs-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Gmina Świdnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
__NOTOC__ Gmina Świdnica is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Świdnica, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 17,222. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Świdnica is bordered by the gminas of Dzierżoniów, Jaworzyna Śląska, Marcinowice, Walim and Żarów. Villages The gmina contains the villages of Bojanice, Boleścin, Burkatów, Bystrzyca Dolna, Bystrzyca Górna, Gogołów, Grodziszcze, Jagodnik, Jakubów, Komorów, Krzczonów, Krzyżowa, Lubachów, Lutomia Dolna, Lutomia Górna, Lutomia Mała, Makowice, Miłochów, Modliszów, Mokrzeszów, Niegoszów, Opoczka, Panków, Pogorzała, Pszenno, Słotwina, Stachowice, Stachowiczki, Sulisławice, Wieruszów, Wilków, Wiśniowa, Witoszów Dolny, Witoszów Górny, Zawiszów and Złoty Las. Twin towns – s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Nowa Ruda
__NOTOC__ Gmina Nowa Ruda is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowa Ruda, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 11,599. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Nowa Ruda is bordered by the towns of Bielawa, Nowa Ruda and Pieszyce, and the gminas of Dzierżoniów, Głuszyca, Kłodzko, Radków, Stoszowice and Walim. It also borders the Czech Republic. Villages The gmina contains the villages of Bartnica, Bieganów, Bożków, Czerwieńczyce, Dworki, Dzikowiec, Jugów, Krajanów, Ludwikowice Kłodzkie, Nowa Wieś Kłodzka, Przygórze, Sokolec, Sokolica, Świerki, Włodowice and Wolibórz. Literary Heights Festival The Literary Heights Festival, a Polish literary festival founded in 2015 which takes place in the vicinity of Nowa Ruda at the foot of the Owl Mountains in the Kłodzko Valley. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Głuszyca
__NOTOC__ Gmina Głuszyca is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, on the Czech border. Its seat is the town of Głuszyca, which lies approximately south-east of Wałbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 8,631. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Głuszyca is bordered by the town of Jedlina-Zdrój and the gminas of Mieroszów, Nowa Ruda and Walim. It also borders the Czech Republic. Villages Apart from the town of Głuszyca, the gmina contains the villages of Głuszyca Górna, Grzmiąca, Kolce, Łomnica and Sierpnica Sierpnica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głuszyca, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech Republic, Czech border. It lies approximately south-east of Głuszyca, .... References Gluszyca Wałbrzych County [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pieszyce
Pieszyce (german: Peterswaldau) is a town in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) Gmina Pieszyce. Geography It is situated in the historic Lower Silesia region on the northern slopes of the Owl Mountains, approximately southwest of Dzierżoniów, and southwest of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2019, the town has a population of 7,123. History The ''Waldhufendorf'' settlement in the Duchy of Silesia, one of the duchies of fragmented Poland, was first mentioned in a 1250 deed. The first church was built in the 13th century. In 1291 it fell with the lands of Świdnica to the Silesian Duchy of Jawor, which upon the death of Duke Bolko II the Small in 1368 was ruled by the Kings of Bohemia. From the 16th century onwards, Pieszyce (''Peterswaldau'') developed as a centre of weaving. The Lords of Perswaldau had a castle erected in 1617, which was rebuilt in a Baroque style in 1710. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jedlina-Zdrój
Jedlina-Zdrój (german: Bad Charlottenbrunn) is a spa town in Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is located within the historic region of Lower Silesia. The town lies approximately south-east of Wałbrzych, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. As of 2019, the town has a population of 4,828. History The oldest mention of Jedlinka dates back to the 13th century, to the reign of Duke Bolko I the Strict of the Polish Piast dynasty.''Słownik geografii turystycznej Sudetów. T. 11: Góry Sowie, Wzgórza Włodzickie''. Wrocław, I-BiS, 1994, p. 159-163 (in Polish) It was a settlement of lumberjacks, and its name refers to the fir forests growing here. In the 18th century a mineral spa was founded in the Jedlinka estate. It was named ''Charlottenbrunn'' by its founder in honour of his wife Charlotte von Seherr-Thossa. In 1737 a spa house and other buildings were built. Later on, the village became a centre of textile trade. Four fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Baltic Sea to the north and from the Sudeten Mountains to the south. , the official population of Wrocław is 672,929, with a total of 1.25 million residing in the metropolitan area, making it the third largest city in Poland. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. Today, it is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The history of the city dates back over a thousand years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and Germany. Wrocław became part of Poland again in 1945 as part of the Recovered Territories, the result of extensive border changes and expulsions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wałbrzych
Wałbrzych (; german: Waldenburg; szl, Wałbrzich; sli, label= Lower Silesian, Walmbrig or ''Walmbrich''; cs, Valbřich or ) is a city located in the 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 southwest of the voivodeship capital Wrocław and about from the Czech border. Wałbrzych has the status of municipality. Its administrative borders encompass an area of with 110,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the voivodeship and the 33rd largest in the country. Wałbrzych was once a major coal mining and industrial center alongside most of Silesia. The city was left undamaged after World War II and possesses rich historical architecture; among the most recognizable landmarks is the Książ Castle, the largest castle of Lower Silesia and the third-largest in Poland. In 2015 Wałbrzych became widely known due to the searc ... [...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 and Sweden. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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