Dabrowa Gornicza
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| Dąbrowa Górnicza | |||||
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| Voivodship | Silesian | ||||
| Municipal government | Rada Miejska Dąbrowy Górniczej | ||||
| Mayor | Jerzy Talkowski | ||||
| Area | 188 km² | ||||
| Population - city - urban - density | 129 700 - 689/km² | ||||
| Founded City rights | - - | ||||
| Latitude Longitude | 50°19' N 19°16' E | ||||
| Area code | +48 32 | ||||
| Car plates | SD | ||||
| Twin towns | - | ||||
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Dąbrowa Górnicza (pronounce: [dɔ̃'brɔvagur'niʧa]) is a city in southern Poland with 140,000 inhabitants (1999) and a territory of 177 km2, in a region called Zagłębie Dąbrowskie.
Situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Katowice Voivodship (1975-1998).
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History
It started to grow in 19th century, after discovery of coal near the city. The "Huta Bankowa" steel works, which is still an active endeavor, was built in Dabrowa Gornicza in 1834. The 1970s saw the construction of the "Huta Katowice" steel works, which is nowadays the biggest steel producing plant in Poland. In the 1990s all coal mines there had been closed, because of lack of coal.
Education
- Silesian Technical University, Technololgical-Mechyanical Branch (Politechnika Śląska, Wydział Mechaniczny Technologiczny, kierunek: mechanika i budowa maszyn.)
- Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu
- Wyższa Szkoła Planowania Strategicznego
Famous people born in Dabrowa Gornicza
- Janusz Gajos (1939 - ), actor
External links:
pl:DÄ browa GĆ³rnicza
