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Jastrzębie-Zdrój 1980 Strikes
The Upper Silesia 1980 strikes were widespread strikes, which took place mostly in the Upper Silesian mining cities Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Wodzisław Śląski and Ruda Śląska and its surroundings, during late August and early September 1980. They forced the Government of People's Republic of Poland to sign the last of three agreements establishing the Solidarity trade union. Earlier, agreements had been signed in Gdańsk and Szczecin. The ''Jastrzębie Agreement'', signed on September 3, 1980, ended Saturday and Sunday work for miners, a concession that Government leaders later said cut deeply into Poland's export earnings. Background On August 14, 1980, workers of the Vladimir Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk began a strike, demanding not only an increase in salaries, but also rehiring of Anna Walentynowicz and Lech Wałęsa, as well as the according of respect to workers' rights and other social concerns. Furthermore, they called for the legalization of independent trade unions. A ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia ( ; ; ; ; Silesian German: ; ) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located today mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic. The area is predominantly known for its heavy industry (mining and metallurgy). Geography Upper Silesia is situated on the upper Oder River, north of the Eastern Sudetes mountain range and the Moravian Gate, which form the southern border with the historic Moravia region. Within the adjacent Silesian Beskids to the east, the Vistula River rises and turns eastwards, the Biała and Przemsza tributaries mark the eastern border with Lesser Poland. In the north, Upper Silesia borders on Greater Poland, and in the west on the Lower Silesian lands (the adjacent region around Wrocław also referred to as Middle Silesia). It is currently split into a larger Polish and the smaller Czech Silesian part, which is located within the Czech regions of Moravia-Silesia and Olomouc. The P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borynia Coal Mine
The Borynia coal mine is a large mine in the south of Poland in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Silesian Voivodeship, 260 km south-west of the capital, Warsaw. Borynia has estimated reserves of 34 million tonnes of coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other Chemical element, elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal i .... The annual coal production is around 3.4 million tonnes. References External links Official site Coal mines in Poland Buildings and structures in Jastrzębie-Zdrój Coal mines in Silesian Voivodeship {{Mine-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łaziska Górne
Łaziska Górne (, ) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Outer town of the Metropolis GZM – metropolis with a population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Łaziska is one of the towns of the 2,7 million conurbation - Katowice urban area and within a greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the town is 22,298 as of 2019. History Łaziska is historically subdivided into three parts: Łaziska Dolne (''Lower Łaziska''), Łaziska Średnie (''middle Łaziska'') and ''Łaziska Górne'' (''upper Łaziska''). All of them are now part of the town, which was named only after the last one. The oldest settlement was located in what is now Łaziska Średnie. The village ''Łaziska'' was first mentioned in 1287 as ''villa Lasiszka'', altho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pszów
Pszów is a town in Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 13,896 inhabitants (2019). It is located on ''Rybnik Plateau'' (''Płaskowyż Rybnicki''), in close vicinity to such cities, as Rybnik, Wodzisław Śląski, Racibórz, Radlin, Silesian Voivodeship, Radlin, Rydułtowy, Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Żory. With the area of . History First mention of Pszów comes from 1265, when, called then ''Psov'', it was granted Magdeburg rights. The first wooden church was built in the town in 1293. Across the centuries, Pszów shared the fate of Upper Silesia, belonging to Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385), Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Bohemia, Habsburg monarchy, Kingdom of Prussia, and German Empire. Following the Silesian Uprisings, in 1922 Pszów became part of Second Polish Republic. Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, it was Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), occupied by Germany until 1945. From Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niedobczyce
Niedobczyce () is a district of Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. Between 1955 and 1975 it was an independent town On December 31, 2013 it had about 12,300 inhabitants. History The village was first mentioned in 1228 as ''Nedobcici''. After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 1,419 out of 1,816 voters in Niedobczyce voted in favour of joining Poland, against 395 opting for staying in Germany. In 1922 it became a part of Silesian Voivodeship, Second Polish Republic. They were then annexed by Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War II. After the war it was restored to Poland. In years 1945-1954 it was a seat of a gmina. On November 13, 1954 it gained town rights. In 1955 Niewiadom was adjoined to the town. On May 27, 1975 it was amalgamated with Rybnik. Sport * Rymer Niedobczyce, which in the late 1940s played for a year in the Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (comme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rybnik
Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; ) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 mi) from the Czech Republic, Czech border. It is one of the major cities of the Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area with a population of 5.3 million and the main city of the so-called '':pl:Subregion Zachodni, Subregion Zachodni'', previously also known as the Rybnik Coal Area. With a population of 135,994 as of January 1, 2022, it is the 25th most-populous city in Poland. Rybnik is the center of commerce, business, transportation and culture for the southwestern part of the Silesian Voivodeship, a consolidated Consolidated city-county, city-county and the seat of a separate suburban Rybnik County, Rybnik county. Rybnik is particularly recognized for its contributions to music, with the Karol and Antoni Szafranek Secondary and Tertiary State School of Music, Szafrankowie School of Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pawłowice Śląskie
Pawłowice may refer to the following places in Poland: * Pawłowice (palace) * Pawłowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, (south-west Poland) * Pawłowice, Łódź Voivodeship, (central Poland) * Pawłowice, Lublin Voivodeship, (east Poland) * Pawłowice, Jędrzejów County, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland) * Pawłowice, Pińczów County, in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland) * Pawłowice, Grójec County, in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Pawłowice, Lipsko County, in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Pawłowice, Piaseczno County, in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Pawłowice, Sochaczew County, in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) * Pawłowice, Żyrardów County, in Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland) *Pawłowice, Jarocin County, in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) * Pawłowice, Leszno County, in Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland) *Pawłowice, Poznań County, in Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suszec
Suszec (German ''Sussetz'') is a village in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Suszec. It lies approximately north-west of Pszczyna and south-west of the regional capital Katowice. In the area of the village there is the The Parish of St. Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr (Suszec, Poland), Parish of St. Stanislaus the Bishop and Martyr and Krupiński Coal Mine. In 2004. Suszec won the first edition of the competition "Beautiful Village of Silesian Voivodeship" in the category "most beautiful village". Name and crest The name of Suszec appeared in the list of Polish towns only one time. It comes from the word "suchy" (dry), as 300 years ago the neighboring areas were covered with swamps and bogs, and only the village of Suszec was a place acceptable for living and working. The branchy tree is a crest of Suszec - at least from the end the 18th century. On May 10, 1994, the Commune Council a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rój
Rój () is a district in southwestern Żory, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The medieval name ''Ray'', meaning "paradise," was later pronounced by locals (see Silesian language, Silesian dialects) as ''Roj''. This pronunciation subsequently transformed into ''Rój'', which literally means "swarming (honey bee)". History The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław, Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Regno Dei id est Ray ex ordinacione datur ferto singulis annis''. At that time, it was part of medieval Poland under the Piast dynasty, Piast. In the 18th century, it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia. From 1871, it formed part of the German Empire. After World War I in the Upper Silesia plebiscite, 335 out of 375 voters in Rój voted in favour of rejoining Poland, while 40 opted for staying in Germany. From 1945 to 1954, the village was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Żory
Żory (; , , ) is a town and city powiat, county in the Silesian Voivodeship, located in southern Poland with 62,848 inhabitants (2021). It is located in the historic Upper Silesia region about southwest of Katowice. Location Żory is located in Upper Silesia on the Rybnik Plateau on the . As of 31 December 2012, the city had a population of 62,052 and an area of 64.64 km². As of 31 December 2013, the city had 59,960 inhabitants. On 1 January 2014, the city of Żory increased its area at the expense of Rybnik by 0.26 ha. Żory borders the counties of Mikołów County, Mikołów, Pszczyna County, Pszczyna and Rybnik County, Rybnik, as well as the cities of Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Rybnik. As of 30 June 2016, the town had a population of 61,942. Name The meaning of the town's name is not clear and there are two theories about it. The first one derives it from Old Polish, from annealing, burning of forests, which was the first stage of establishing a permanent settlement in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moszczenica, Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Moszczenica () is a sołectwo in the south west of Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was an independent village but became administratively part of Jastrzębie-Zdrój in 1975. It has na area of 803 ha and on December 31, 2012 it had 3,078 inhabitants. History The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław, Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Moschenicza debent esse XXIII) mansi''. The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what would later be known as Upper Silesia. A Catholic parish was also established in the process. Politically the village belonged then to the Duchy of Racibórz, within History of Poland#Fragmentation, feudally fragmented Poland. In 1327 the duchy became a Fee (feudal tenure), fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. From the 16th to the 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
