Sucha Góra (

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: ''Trockenberg'', see also other names) is the northernmost

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(from 1975; formerly a district of Radzionków and prior to that its own

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History

Sucha Góra was established as a mining colony of Piekary Rudne (Now a part of

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) in 1778.

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and Dolomite were mined in Sucha Góra. In 1922, Sucha Góra became a part of

following the Upper Silesian Plebiscite, in which 696 people voted to join

in Sucha Góra and 116 people voted to remain within

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.Wyniki plebiscytu na Górnym Śląsku. Dziewulski, Stefan. ''p. 55''. http://polona.pl/item/67859822 From 1972 to 1975, Sucha Góra was a district of Radzionków. In 1975 Sucha Góra became a district of

Etymology and other names

Sucha Góra means "dry mountain" in

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.
The town is known as "''Trockenberg''" in

and as "''Trockenbarg''" in

Silesian German Silesian (Silesian: ', ), Silesian German is a nearly extinct German dialect spoken in Silesia. It is part of the East Central German language area with some West Slavic and Lechitic influences. Silesian German emerged as the result of Late ...

. In the Alphabetical List of Settlements in Silesia given out in 1830 by Johann Georg published in Breslau (

: ''Wrocław''), Sucha Góra is listed in

as "''Trockenberg''" and in

as "''Suchogóra''".

References

Sources

Bytom – Sucha Góra
. ''slaskiemiasta.pl''. Retrieved October 6, 2020. * Wyniki plebiscytu na Górnym Śląsku. Dziewulski, Stefan. Warszawa 1922. {{Coord missing, Silesian Voivodeship Bytom Neighbourhoods in Silesian Voivodeship