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Gmina Krupski Młyn is a rural
gmina (administrative district) in
Tarnowskie Góry County
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Tarnowskie Góry County ( pl, powiat tarnogórski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local gove ...
,
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
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 populou ...
. Its seat is the village of
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 ...
, which lies approximately north-west of
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 Si ...
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
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).
Geograp ...
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 north-west of Tarnowskie Góry and north-west of the reg ...
,
Wielowieś and
Zawadzkie.
Explosives plant
The major industrial establishment in the area is NITRON S.A., a company specializing in production of explosives. The company has a long history since its establishment in 1874 (then in Germany). There was a notable explosion in the plant in 1918, with numerous fatalities. The reconstructed Kruppamühle der Lignose Sprengstoffwerke GmbH employed 300 in 1929 and 750 in 1944. In 1934, the production was switched over to nitroglycerin and dynamite types of explosives.
Nowadays, the plant essentially consists of a system of bunkers in a forest, with strong walls but light roofs.
It produces mostly explosives for applications in mining and civil engineering.
References
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Krupski Mlyn
Tarnowskie Góry County