Dąbrowa Górnicza
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Primary airport | Katowice Airport | |
Website | http://www.dabrowa-gornicza.pl/ |
Dąbrowa Górnicza (
Even though Dąbrowa Górnicza belongs to the historic province of
Locality and districts
Dąbrowa Górnicza is the largest city of the province and the 9th largest in Poland in terms of territory, with total area of 188 square kilometers. The city lies among the hills, at 258 to 390 meters
The
Districts
The city is divided into several districts: Antoniów, Błędów, Bugaj, Centrum, Dziewiąty, Gołonóg, Korzeniec, Kuźniczka Nowa, Łazy Błędowskie, Łęka, Łęknice, Łosień, Marianki, Mydlice, Okradzionów, Piekło, Ratanice, Reden, Sikorka, Strzemieszyce Małe, Strzemieszyce Wielkie, Trzebiesławice, Trzydziesty, Tucznawa, Ujejsce, Ząbkowice. From 1977–1984, the town of Sławków was a district of Dąbrowa Górnicza.
History
In the first half of the 18th century, Dąbrowa was a small
The districts of Dąbrowa, which for centuries had comprised separate villages, are much older. Trzebieszowice was first mentioned in the 12th century; Błędów was mentioned by Bishop of Kraków Iwo Odrowąż in the year 1220; Strzemieszyce and Ujejsce were mentioned in the 14th century; Gołonóg in the 15th century; and Ząbkowice was described by Polish historian Jan Długosz in the 15th century.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1950 | 32,446 | — |
1960 | 55,720 | +71.7% |
1970 | 61,700 | +10.7% |
1980 | 141,431 | +129.2% |
1990 | 136,862 | −3.2% |
2000 | 132,858 | −2.9% |
2010 | 127,431 | −4.1% |
2020 | 118,285 | −7.2% |
source [3] |
After the Third Partition of Poland (1795), Dąbrowa was annexed by Prussia and incorporated into its newly formed province of New Silesia. The Prussians discovered rich deposits of coal here and the first coal mine was established by Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden in 1796. In 1799, first detailed map of this area was created, on which a settlement called Stara Dąbrowa is presented. It was located along a road from Kraków to Upper Silesia. The coal mine established by von Reden attracted workers, and a settlement was soon established around it.
In 1807, Dąbrowa was regained by Poles and included within the short-lived Polish Duchy of Warsaw. After the duchy's dissolution in 1815, it became part of Russian-controlled Congress Poland. In 1846, the Cieszkowski Coal Mine was opened, named after Józef Cieszkowski. The Zinc Plant Konstanty operated as early as 1823, and the Huta Bankowa steel works, which is still in operation, was built in Dąbrowa Górnicza in 1834.
The first primary school was opened in 1820, and first Roman Catholic church of St. Alexander was built in the 1870s.
During the January Uprising, in February 1863, Dąbrowa was captured by Polish insurgents after their victory in the Battle of Sosnowiec nearby.[4]
In 1909, the gmina of Dąbrowa Górnicza was established by Tsarist authorities. Even though its population reached 30,000, the Russians were reluctant to grant Dąbrowa town charter, so it remained a village until 18 August 1916, when Austrian authorities, which during World War I occupied southern part of Congress Poland, agreed to establish the town. After the war, in 1918, Poland regained independence and control of the city. 15 local Polish boy scouts were killed in fights for Polish independence in 1914–1920.[5] In the Second Polish Republic, Dąbrowa belonged to Kielce Voivodeship.
During World War II
In September 1939, in the beginning of
Together with all of
In 1968, the local church of Saint Mary of the Angels was visited by the
The 1970s saw the construction of the Katowice Steelworks, which is nowadays the biggest steel producing plant in Poland, after privatization owned by ArcelorMittal. In the 1970s the town expanded territorially and economically. In 1975 and 1977 the neighboring localities of Strzemieszyce Małe, Strzemieszyce Wielkie, Ząbkowice and others became suburbanized. The population of Dąbrowa Górnicza reached its peak in 1982 with 152,373 inhabitants. In 1984, the neighboring settlements of Marianki and Ratanice were included within the city limits of Dąbrowa Górnicza as new districts.[12]
In the 1990s, all local coal mines were closed, because of lack of coal. The oldest part of the town Reden still exists. In 1993, the neighboring settlement of Trzebiesławice was also included within the city limits as a new district.[13]
Education
- Silesian Technical University, Faculty of Chemistry, Industrial and Environmental Chemistry course
- WSB University known as Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu w Dąbrowie Górniczej prior to 2018
- Wyższa Szkoła Planowania Strategicznego
Transport
There are many important routes crossing in Dąbrowa Górnicza. These include
Also
There is also a tram network, being part of Silesian Interurbans, although currently undergoing renovations in the City Centre.
Nature and Culture
In Dąbrowa there are many green areas. Total area of local lakes is over 800 hectares, there are 180 hectares of parks (0.96%) and 4100 hectares of forests (21.7%). Particularly noteworthy is the complex of Pogoria (lakes). Furthermore, part of the Eagles' Nests Landscape Park reaches the outskirts of the city.
The largest desert in Poland and in all of Central Europe, the Błędów Desert, lies within the city limits.
Among cultural institutions there are the Palace of Zagłębie Culture, City Museum Sztygarka, Ząbkowice House of Culture, Zagłębie Music Scene, Chamber Orchestra of Zagłębie, Film Center Helios, and various music and arts schools.
Sports
The city's most notable sports club is basketball team MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza, which competes in the Polish Basketball League, the country's top division. The local football clubs include Zagłębie Dąbrowa Górnicza and Unia Ząbkowice , which both compete in the lower leagues.
Notable people
- Karol Adamiecki (1866–1933), economist, engineer
- Aleksander Zawadzki (1899–1964), head of state of Poland in 1952–1964
- Jerzy Pławczyk (1911–1989), athlete, competed at 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics
- Edward Babiuch (1927–2021), communist political figure
- Zdzisław Marchwicki (1927–1977), serial killer
- Kazimierz Imieliński (1929–2010), physician and father of Polish sexology
- Sobiesław Zasada (born 1930), rally driver, businessman
- Janusz Gajos (born 1939), actor
- Jerzy Janikowski (1952–2006), Olympic fencer
- Dawid Podsiadło (born 1993), singer
- Maja Chwalińska (born 2001), tennis player
Twin towns – sister cities
Dąbrowa Górnicza is twinned with:[14]
- Alchevsk, Ukraine
- Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Romania
- Mediaș, Romania
- Studénka, Czech Republic
References
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 28 July 2022. Data for territorial unit 2465011.
- European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON)"Project 1.4.3". Archived from the originalon 28 July 2009. Retrieved 28 March 2009.
- ^ "Dąbrowa Górnicza (śląskie) » mapy, nieruchomości, GUS, noclegi, szkoły, regon, atrakcje, kody pocztowe, wypadki drogowe, bezrobocie, wynagrodzenie, zarobki, tabele, edukacja, demografia".
- ^ Mateusz Załęski (29 January 2017). "Powstanie styczniowe w Zagłębiu. Sprawdź, jak Zagłębiacy zaskoczyli Imperium Rosyjskie". Twoje Zagłębie (in Polish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "BAZYLIKA Matki Boskiej Anielskiej". dabrowa.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ISSN 1641-9561.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 135.
- ^ Wardzyńska (2009), p. 135, 142
- ^ Magdalena Nowacka (21 September 2007). "Uczcili pamięć pomordowanych policjantów w sowieckich obozach". Dąbrowa Górnicza Nasze Miasto (in Polish). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
- ^ "Working Parties". Lamsdorf.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Rozporządzenie Ministra Administracji i Gospodarki Przestrzennej z dnia 3 marca 1984 r. w sprawie zmiany granic niektórych miast w województwach: katowickim, kieleckim, legnickim, radomskim i wrocławskim., Dz. U. z 1984 r. Nr 14, poz. 64
- ^ Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 19 grudnia 1992 r. w sprawie utworzenia, zmiany granic i ustalenia siedzib gmin w niektórych województwach oraz nadania gminie statusu miasta., Dz. U. z 1992 r. Nr 100, poz. 500
- ^ "Miasta partnerskie". dabrowa-gornicza.pl (in Polish). Dąbrowa Górnicza. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
External links
- Encyclopædia Britannica Dąbrowa Górnicza
- Jewish Community in Dąbrowa Górnicza on Virtual Shtetl
- Jewish family of Dabrowa Ghetto
- Dąbrowa Górnicza page for investors
- Forum about Dąbrowa Górnicza
- The City of Dąbrowa Górnicza
- The Dabrowa-Gornicza Ghetto part 1 Nazi movie
- The Dabrowa-Gornicza Ghetto part 2 Nazi movie
- www.dawnadabrowa.pl – history of the town
- "Here Their Stories Will Be Told..." The Valley of the Communities at Yad Vashem, Dąbrowa Górnicza, at Yad Vashem website.