Zabrze
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | city county | ||
| Established | 13th century | ||
| Town rights | 1922 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Małgorzata Mańka-Szulik | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 80.47 km² (31.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 190,610 | ||
| - Density | 2,368.7/km² (6,134.9/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 3,487,000 | ||
| 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.zabrze.pl/ | |||
Zabrze [ˈzabʐɛ] (
listen) (German: Zabrze, from 1915-1945 Hindenburg) is a city in southern Poland with 194,041 inhabitants (2004). Zabrze is part of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, the largest legally-recognized urban entity in Poland with a population of 2.2 mln. The population of the metropolitan area is 3,487,000 (2004). Zabrze is situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999); previously, it was in Katowice Voivodship (1975-1998).
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[edit] History
Zabrze was first mentioned as a village in the 13th century. Beginning in the Late Middle Ages, the local Silesian Piast dukes invited German settlers to the territory resulting in increasing Germanization 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. Zabrze became an important site for mining in the German Empire upon its foundation in 1871. The settlement received its city charter in 1922.
Zabrze was officially renamed Hindenburg in 1915 to honor Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg; the new name was used until 1945-05-19. After the city became part of Poland in that year following World War II, the original name Zabrze was restored and most of the remaining German inhabitants were expelled according to the Potsdam Conference.
[edit] Politics
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Bytom/Gliwice/Zabrze constituency
- Chojnacki Jan, SLD-UP
- Dulias Stanisław, Samoobrona
- Gałażewski Andrzej, PO
- Janik Ewa, SLD-UP
- Kubica Józef, SLD-UP
- Martyniuk Wacław, SLD-UP
- Okoński Wiesław, SLD-UP
- Szarama Wojciech, PiS
- Szumilas Krystyna, PO
- Widuch Marek, SLD-UP
[edit] Sport
- Górnik Zabrze - men football team (Polish Champion 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988; Polish Cup winner 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972; Polish Supercup winner 1988; 1st league in season 2005/2006)
- Wojtek Wolski - Pro hockey player for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League
[edit] Economy
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.
[edit] Sister cities
Zabrze is twinned with the following cities:
- Sangerhausen, Germany
- Seclin, France
- Lund, Sweden
- Sønderborg, Denmark
- Hazleton, United States
- Trnava, Slovakia
- Opava, Czech Republic
- Kaliningrad, Russia
- Rivne, Ukraine
[edit] External links
- Municipal website (Polish)
- Zabrze Community (Polish)
- Portal (Polish)
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Zabrze
- Old images of the city (German)
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