Zielona Góra
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| Motto: Miasto przyszłości City of the future |
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  Zielona Góra
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lubusz | ||
| Established | 13th century | ||
| Town rights | 1323 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Janusz Kubicki | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 58.32 km² (22.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 118,221 | ||
| - Density | 2,027.1/km² (5,250.2/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 294,000 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 65-001 to 65-950 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 068 | ||
| Car plates | FZ | ||
| Website: http://www.zielona-gora.pl/UMZG/ | |||
Zielona Góra [ʑeˈlɔna ˈgura] (
listen) (German: Grünberg in Schlesien) is a city in Lower Silesia, in western Poland, with 118,730 inhabitants within the city limits (2004) and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including two neighbouring counties (2005). The town is situated in Lubusz Voivodeship (since 1999). It is the seat of the voivodeship's elected assembly (sejmik) and executive (the seat of the centrally-appointed governor or voivode being Gorzów Wielkopolski). The city has previously been the capital of the Duchy of Zielona Góra and of Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975-1998). Its name, in both Polish and German, means "green mountain".
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[edit] History
Originally a Silesian Slavic village, which became part of the Duchy of Głogów in 1250, the settlement became a town with Magdeburg rights in 1323.. In 1477 the town defeated a 5,000-strong army of neighbouring Brandenburg which attempted to seize it.
In 1294 Prince Konrad I Głogowski founded a church Saint Jadwig, patron saint of Silesia. This building, the konkatedra św. Jadwigi w Zielonej Górze , is today the oldest building in Zielona Gora.
Since the mid-1500s the inhabitants are recorded in the church records as Catholics, and remained such during the Reformation[citation needed]. After the collapse of the Duchy of Sagan (Żagań), the town 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 of 1740-1763. During this time the Polish population [1]was pushed by Germanisation to rural villages, however some remained in the town and till 1809 a Polish Church remained functional[2] and in 1898 a Polish Craftsmen Association(Towarzystwo Polskich Rzemieślników) was established by Kazimierz Lisowski.
The city remained part of Germany until 1945, when Lower Silesia was transferred to Poland in accordance with the post-war Potsdam Conference. Remaining German inhabitants who did not flee the front were expelled by Soviet and Polish troops[citation needed], and the town was partly resettled with Poles transferred from Kresy, the former eastern provinces of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union.
[edit] Wineries
Zielona Góra has been known for its wines for centuries. It is now one of two places in Poland with wine grape cultivation mainly for white wines, (another one is the wine growing region near the town of Warka in Masovia). The first wineries around Zielona Góra were built in 1314. At Paradyż (Paradis) Abbey near Zielona Góra, monks have been making wine since 1250. The number of vineyards 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 the communist era wine production was reduced, but since 1990 it has recovered. However, nowadays wine is no longer produced in Zielona Góra itself (the last factory was closed in the early 1990s). Since 1852 an annual Wine Festival has taken place in the town.
[edit] Education
The city has a university and a College of International Trade and Finance. Currently there are 18,000 students studying in the city.
[edit] Secondary Education
Secondary education is based on the Lyceum type of educational facility.
- 1st General Lyceum
- 3rd General Lyceum
- 4th General Lyceum
- 5th General Lyceum
- 7th General Lyceum
- Schools of Electronics
- Schools of Economics
[edit] Universities and Colleges
[edit] Politics
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from the constituency: http://www.sejm.gov.pl/poslowie/mapa5/4a.htm
[edit] Airport
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 become an important transport hub for western Poland. LOT Polish Airlines currently offers daily flights to Warsaw.
[edit] Events
- June/July: Busker Bus Festival
- August: Folk Song and Dance Festival Folk Festival
- September: Winobranie (Wine Fest)
[edit] Famous residents
- Bartholomaeus Pitiscus (1561-1613)
- Rudolf Haym (1821-1901)
- Wilhelm Foerster (1832 - 1921), atronomer
- Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865-1910)
- Maryla Rodowicz 1945
- Tomasz Lis 1966
- Marcin Jahr 1969
- Joanna Brodzik 1973
- Tadeusz Kuntze
[edit] Sister cities and twin towns
Nitra (Slovakia)
Troyes (France)
Verden (Germany)- Cottbus (Germany)
Helmond (Netherlands)
L'Aquila (Italy)
Bistriţa (Romania)
Aurora, Colorado (USA)
Kraljevo (Serbia)
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[edit] External links
- Grünberg church records of births, marriages and deaths since 1582
- Municipal website
- Zielona Góra University
- Guided walk around the centre
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