Zielona Góra

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Zielona Góra

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Motto: none

Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
Municipal government	Rada Miasta Zielona Góra
Mayor	Bożena Ronowicz
Area	58,3 km²
Population - city - urban - density	118 730 - 2047/km²
Founded	13th century
City rights	1323
Latitude Longitude	51°56' N 15°30' E
Area code	+48 68
Car plates	FZ
Twin towns	Nitra (Slovakia), Troyes (France), Verden (Germany), Cottbus (Germany), Helmond (Netherlands), L’Aquila (Italy), Bistriţa (Romania), Aurora, Colorado (USA)
Municipal Website

Zielona Góra ([ʑe'lɔna,gura] (help·info); German: Grünberg in Schlesien) is a city in western Poland with 118,730 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship (since 1999), previously capital of Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975-1998).

1 History
2 Wineries
3 Education
- 3.1 Secondary Education
- 3.2 Universities and Colleges
4 Airport
5 Events
6 Sport
7 Politics
8 Famous residents
9 External links

[edit] History

Initially a Slavic village, Zielona Góra was part of the Duchy of Głogów since 1250. The settlement received Magdeburg rights in 1323. In 1477 the Germanized town of Grünberg defeated a 5,000-strong army of Brandenburg, which attempted to seize the city. After the collapse of the Duchy of Żagań, Grünberg fell to the Kingdom of Bohemia. It was inherited by the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria in 1526, and was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia during the Silesian Wars. From the 17th century onward, the population was entirely Germanized linguistically. It remained a Prussian German city until 1945, when Lower Silesia was given to Poland according to the Potsdam Conference. Its German inhabitants were expelled by Soviet and Polish troops and the town was resettled with Poles.

[edit] Wineries

Zielona Góra is one of two places in Poland with wine growing (mainly white wines; there is another wine growing region near the town of Warka in Masovia). The first wineries around Zielona Góra were built in 1314. At Paradyż Abbey near Zielona Góra, monks have been making wine since 1250. The number of wineyards at peak production is estimated at 4,000 in the region, and 2,500 in Zielona Góra itself. The most famous wine is called "Monte Verde". During Communist times, wine production was reduced, but since 1990 it has recovered. However, nowadays wine is no longer produced in Zielona Góra (the last factory was closed in the early 1990s).

[edit] Education

[edit] Secondary Education

Plan

[edit] Universities and Colleges

Uniwersytet Zielonogórski w Zielonej Górze
Zachodnia Wyższa Szkoła Handlu i Finansów Międzynarodowych

[edit] Airport

The Zielona Góra Airport is located at Babimost, north-east of the city. It is currently the 10th busiest airport in Poland. Formerly a military base, it has transformed itself into an important transport hub in Western Poland, LOT Polish Airlines currently offers daily flights to Warsaw.