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Rogoźna
Rogoźna () is a district in the south-west of Żory, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, built near the provincinal road no. 932 History Rogoźna was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called '' Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Rogosina in una parte decima solvitur more polonico, valet fertonem, in alia parte uelocatur iure theuthonico habet libertatem''. After World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ... in the Upper Silesia plebiscite 240 out of 292 voters in Rogoźna voted in favour of joining Poland, against 49 opting for staying in Germany. References Neighbourhoods in Silesian Voivodeship Żory {{Silesian-geo-stub ... [...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] |
