A city of south-central Poland west of Katowice. Founded in the 13th century, it passed to Prussia in 1742 and was ceded to Poland in 1945. Population: 191,000.
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A city of south-central Poland west of Katowice. Founded in the 13th century, it passed to Prussia in 1742 and was ceded to Poland in 1945. Population: 191,000.
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| Coordinates: 50°18′N 18°47′E / 50.3°N 18.783°E | |||
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| County | city county | ||
| Established | thirteenth century | ||
| Town rights | 1922 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Małgorzata Mańka-Szulik | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 80.40 km2 (31 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - City | 189,062 | ||
| - Density | 2,351.5/km2 (6,090.4/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 2,746,000 | ||
| - Metro | 5,294,000 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 41-800 to 41-820 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 32 | ||
| Car plates | SZ | ||
| Website | http://www.um.zabrze.pl/ | ||
Zabrze [ˈzabʐɛ] (
listen) (German: Hindenburg O.S.) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. The west district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river (tributary of the Oder).
It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously it was in Katowice Voivodeship. Zabrze is one of the cities of the 2,7 million conurbation - Katowice urban area and within a greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people[1]. The population of the city is 189,062 (2008)[2].
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Biskupice (Biskupitz), which is now a Zabrze subdivision, was first mentioned in 1243 as Biscupici dicitur cirka Bitom. Zabrze (later Alt-Zabrze) was mentioned in 1295-1305 as Sadbre sive Cunczindorf. Beginning in the Late Middle Ages, the local Silesian Piast dukes invited German settlers to the territory resulting in increasing German settlement of the area. Zabrze was inherited by the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria in 1526 and was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia during the 18th century Silesian Wars. In 1774 nearby Dorotheendorf settlement was founded. With the first mine opened in Zabrze in 1790, the town became an important site for mining in 19th century. When Upper Silesia was partitioned between Poland and Germany in 1921, Zabrze remained in Germany. The settlement received its city charter in 1922.
In 1905 the Zabrze commune was formed by the former communes Alt-Zabrze, Klein-Zabrze and Dorotheendorf. The Zabrze commune was renamed Hindenburg in 1915 to honor Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg. In 1922 the commune and other places were formed into a new city, named Hindenburg. After the city became part of Poland in that year following World War II the city was renamed on May 19, 1945 in Zabrze and most of the remaining German inhabitants were expelled according to the Potsdam Conference.
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Bytom/Gliwice/Zabrze constituency
Like other towns in this populous region, it is an important manufacturing centre, having coal-mines, iron, wire, glass, chemical and oil works, breweries, etc.
Zabrze is twinned with the following cities:
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