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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
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 Jemielnica
__NOTOC__ Gmina Jemielnica, German Gemeinde Himmelwitz is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Jemielnica (Himmelwitz), which lies approximately north-east of Strzelce Opolskie and south-east of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 7,219. Since 2006 the commune, like most of the area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish, a substantial German population remaining in the area after it was transferred to Poland after World War II. A famous tourist sight in the area is Himmelwitz Abbey, where the German Baroque composer Johannes Nucius died in 1620. History The village was first mentioned as Gemelnici in a document dated 29 November 1225 from the Duchy of Opole that granted the settlement German town law. In 1280 Duke Bolko I of Opole founded the Cistercian Himmelwitz Abbey with the assistance of the monastic commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km northwest of Bad Liebenwerda, and 21 km east of Torgau. Geography The town is composed by the villages of Bahnsdorf, Beiersdorf, Beutersitz, Bomsdorf, Bönitz, Domsdorf, Drasdo, Kauxdorf, Langennaundorf, Marxdorf, München/Elster, Neudeck, Prestewitz, Rothstein, Saxdorf, Uebigau (municipal seat), Wahrenbrück, Wiederau, Wildgrube, Winkel and Zinsdorf. History From 1815 to 1944, the constituent localities of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück were part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, they were part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. On 31 December 2001, the town of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück was formed by merging the towns of Uebigau and Wahrenbrück with the municipalities of Bahnsdorf, Drasdo and Wiederau. Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otrokovice
Otrokovice (; german: Otrokowitz) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre. Administrative parts The town part of Kvítkovice is an administrative part of Otrokovice. Etymology The town's name is derived from the word ''otrok'', meaning "child" or "juvenile" in old Czech (instead of "slave" in modern Czech). There are several theories as how the name originated. Otrokovice may have been owned by an immature owner in the distant past, or the settlement could be established as property for some of the children of the owner of the surrounding lands. Geography Otrokovice is located about west of the city of Zlín. The eastern part of the municipal territory is located in the Vizovice Highlands, the western part is located in the southern tip of the Upper Morava Valley. Otrokovice lies at the confluence of the rivers Morava and Dřevnice, and the Mojena Brook. The Morava forms the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dubnica Nad Váhom
Dubnica nad Váhom (; Slovak before 1927: ''Dubnica'', german: Dubnitz an der Waag, hu, Máriatölgyes, before 1899 ''Dubnic(z)'') is a town in the Ilava District, Trenčín Region in Slovakia. Geography It is located on the Váh river, in the Ilava Basin, between the White Carpathians and Strážovské vrchy mountains, at an altitude of 242 metres. The town's cadastral area is composed of Dubnica and "city part" Prejta, annexed in 1973. History Traces of settlement in the place of today's town are from the Stone Age. The first written mention about Dubnica nad Váhom was in 1193 as ''Dubnicza''. Sometime in the 15th century the village passed to the rule of the Trenčín Castle. After incorporation into Czechoslovakia, construction of a munition factory was negotiated in 1928 and built in 1936. During the Second World War, a Roma concentration camp was set up in the town. At its height, the camp housed more than 700 Roma prisoners, most of whom had been used as slave labou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chortkiv
Chortkiv ( uk, Чортків; pl, Czortków; yi, ''Chortkov'') is a city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Chortkiv Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. Chortkiv hosts the administration of Chortkiv urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: Chortkiv is located in the northern part of the historic region of Galician Podolia on the banks of the Seret River. In the past Chortkiv was the home of many Hasidic Jews; it was a notable shtetl and had a significant number of Jews residing there prior to the Holocaust. Today, Chortkiv is a regional commercial and small-scale manufacturing center. Among its architectural monuments is a fortress built in the 16th and 17th centuries as well as historic wooden churches of the 17th and 18th centuries. History The first historical mention of Chortkiv dates to 1522, when Polish King Sigismund I the Old granted an ow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bockenem
Bockenem (; Eastphalian: ''Bokeln'') is a town in the district of Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany that was founded in 1154. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road. Surrounding villages *Jerze *Königsdahlum *Bornum *Mahlum *Schlewecke *Ortshausen *Volkersheim *Hary *Störy *Bönnien *Werder *Nette *Upstedt *Bültum *Groß Ilde *Klein Ilde *Wohlenhausen Sights *The village of Störy was famous for having the largest museum of small cars in the world. The museum, however, was closed around 2005. *The nave of the Protestant Church in Bockenem was built in 1403, its baptismal font dates from 1703. *Another interesting church can be seen in the village of Nette. The romanesque tower has firing slits and may have been used as a fortification in times of war. The nave dates from 1731. Close to the church, several well-preserved half-timbered houses can be seen. Local council (Stadtrat) International relations Bockenem is twinned with: * Güntersberge, Germany * Zawadzki ... [...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 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 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] |
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 Kolonowskie
__NOTOC__ Gmina Kolonowskie, German Gemeinde Colonnowska is an urban-rural gmina (municipality) in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in Upper Silesia in Poland. Its seat is the town of Kolonowskie (Colonnowska), 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 5,895. Since 2006, the township, like much of the area, has been officially bilingual in German and Polish. Villages The commune contains the villages of Kolonowskie, Spórok, Staniszcze Małe and Staniszcze Wielkie. Neighbouring districts Gmina Kolonowskie is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Dobrodzień, Dobrodzień, Gmina Jemielnica, Jemielnica, Gmina Ozimek, Ozimek, Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, Strzelce Opolskie and Gmina Zawadzkie, Zawadzkie. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Kolonowskie is Sister city, twinned with: * Beilrode, Germany * Bělotín, Czech Republic * Chmelnica, Slovakia * Gehrden, Germa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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