Gorzów Wielkopolski

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Gorzów Wielkopolski
Flag of Gorzów Wielkopolski Coat of arms of Gorzów Wielkopolski
(Flag) (Coat of arms)
Location of Gorzów Wielkopolski
Basic Information
Country Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
Powiat (County) Rada Miasta Gorzowa Wielkopolskiego
Gmina (Commune) Gorzów Wielkopolski
Urban Information
Population 122 820
Area of district - km²
Founded 13th century
City rights 1257
Latitude
Longitude		 52°44' N
15°14' E
Gmina Gorzów Wielkopolski
Type of commune -
Districts (No.) -
Area 86 km²
Agglomeration -
Density 1463/km²
Area code +48 95
Postal code 66-400 to 66-414
Car plates FG
Twin towns Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Economy and Traffic
Economy -
Highway * 3 E65 : Szczecin-Zielona Góra-Legnica-Jakuszyce * 22 : Elbląg-Wałcz-Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Railway to Szczecin and Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Airport Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport
Administration
Mayor Tadeusz Jędrzejczak
Municipal Address ul. Sikorskiego 3-4
66-400 Gorzów
Municipal Website

Gorzów Wielkopolski (['gɔʐuv vʲelkɔ'pɔlski] (help·info), abbreviated Gorzów Wlkp.; German: Landsberg an der Warthe) is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river, with 125,780 inhabitants (2005). Since 1999, it is one of the two capitals of Lubusz Voivodeship (the other is Zielona Góra), previously the capital of the Gorzów Voivodeship (1975-1998).

The biggest oil fields in Poland are located near Gorzów.

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[edit] History

Before 1945 the city was part of Germany and was located in the Neumark region of Brandenburg. Since the Middle Ages it had been thoroughly German in population. In early 1945 it was heavily damaged by fighting between the Wehrmacht and the Red Army. After the end of the war, the city was handed over to Poland by the Allies and consequently the German population was expelled to Germany and replaced with Poles.

[edit] Universities and colleges

  • Panstwowa Wyzsza Szkola Zawodowa w Gorzowie Wlkp. Homepage
  • Poznan University School of Physical Education - Faculty of Physical Education in Gorzów Wielkopolski Faculty homepage
  • Wyzsza Szkola Biznesu w Gorzowie Wlkp. Homepage
  • College of English in Gorzów Wielkopolski. Homepage
  • Wyzsza Informatyczna Szkola Zawodowa w Gorzowie Wlkp. Homepage
  • Poznan University of Medical Sciences - University Teaching Center in Gorzów Wielkopolski

[edit] Sports

[edit] Politics

Gorzów Wielkopolski cathedral
Gorzów Wielkopolski cathedral

[edit] Gorzow Wielkopolski/Zielona Gora constituency

Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from this constituency

  • Dariusz Bachalski, PO
  • Andrzej Brachmański, SLD-UP
  • Jakub Derech-Krzycki, SLD-UP
  • Stanisław Gudzowski, LPR
  • Jan Kochanowski, SLD-UP
  • Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, PiS
  • Henryk Ostrowski, Samoobrona
  • Alfred Owoc, SLD-UP
  • Robert Smoleń, SLD-UP
  • Franciszek Wołowicz, SLD-UP
  • Bogusław Wontor, SLD-UP
  • Józef Zych, PSL

[edit] Famous people

[edit] External links

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Coordinates: 52°44′N, 15°14′E

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