Zielona Góra

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Zielona Góra

(Flag)	(Coat of arms)


Basic Information
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
Powiat (County)	Rada Miasta Zielona Góra
Gmina (Commune)	Zielona Góra
Urban Information
Population	118 730
Area of district	58.32 km²
Founded	13th century
City rights	1323
Latitude Longitude	51°56' N 15°30' E
Gmina Zielona Góra
Type of commune	urban commune (Gmina miejska)
Districts (No.)	26
Area	220,45 km²
Agglomeration	16,128
Density	2047/km²
Area code	+48 68
Postal code	65-001 to 65-636
Car plates	FZ
Twin towns	Nitra (Slovakia), Troyes (France), Verden (Germany), Cottbus (Germany), Helmond (Netherlands), L'Aquila (Italy),
Economy and Traffic
Highway	A2 / E30, A4 / E40
Railway	Szczecin–Wrocław
Airport	Zielona Góra Airport
Administration
Mayor	Janusz Kubicki
Municipal Address	ul. Podgórna 22 65-424 Zielona Góra
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.

[edit] Events

June/July: Busker Bus festival
August: Festiwal Pieśni i Tańca (Folk Festival)
September: Winobranie (Wine Fest)

[edit] Sport

Speedway motorcycle club called now ZKZ Kronopol Zielona Gora is famous not only in Poland. Local speedway team won Polish Championship 4 times - 1981, 1982, 1985 and 1991. Zielona Gora club was founded in 1946 (first race on 20th of October 1946). Speedway club from Zielona Góra is mostly known as "Falubaz" (name of former sponsor).

Moust famous riders are: Andrzej Huszcza - won Indyvidual Polish Championship in 1982 and since 1975 he still active rider. After 30 years he left home town club and join speedway club from Poznan called PSZ. Huszcza made few astonishing records not only in Polish League. other famous riders: Piotr Protasiewicz, Grzegorz Walasek, Rafał Kurmanski, Maciej Jaworek, Jaroslaw Szymkowiak, Slawomir Dudek, Henryk Olszak, Jan Krzystyniak, Zbigniew Filipak, Henryk Ciorga, Mieczyslaw Mendyka, Bonifacy Langner, Jerzy Bloch, Alfons Kostusiak, Kazimierz Juzala, Marian Zadon.