Góra
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Góra [ˈɡura] is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the administrative seat both of Góra County and of the smaller district (gmina) called Gmina Góra.
Geography
The town is located within the historic Lower Silesia region, approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. As at 2019, it has a population of 11,797.
History
The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. Following the fragmentation of Poland into smaller provincial duchies, it initially formed part of
Cieszyn[5]
until the 16th century.
The town, as Guhrau, was annexed by
communist regime, which stayed in power until the 1980s, while the remaining German population was expelled.[citation needed] The historic name Góra was restored and the town was repopulated by Poles, expelled from former eastern Poland annexed by the Soviet Union. Again a county seat from 1946, from 1975 to 1998 Góra belonged to Leszno Voivodeship. In 1999 Góra's town limits were expanded by including the settlement of Sędziwojowice as its eastern district.[6]
Notable people
- Benno Erdmann (1851–1921), German philosopher
- Augustin Rösler (1851–1922), German theologian
- Wilhelm Klemm (1896–1985), German scientist
- Werner Naumann (1909–1982), German Nazi Secretary of State
- Paweł Tuchlin (1946-1987), Polish serial killer known as “Scorpion”
- Izabella Sierakowska (1946–2021), Polish politician
- Radosław Kałużny (born 1974), Polish football player
Twin towns – sister cities
References
- ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
- ^ Kodeks dyplomatyczny Wielkopolski (in Polish). Vol. IV. Poznań: Biblioteka Kórnicka. 1881.
- ^ Damrot, Konstanty (1896). Die älteren Ortsnamen Schlesiens, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Mit einem Anhange über die schlesisch-polnischen Personennamen. Beiträge zur schlesischen Geschichte und Volkskunde (in German). Verlag von Felix Kasprzyk. p. 146.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 18.
- ^ a b c d e f g Barbara Trojak, Góra. Studium historyczne miasta, 1983 (in Polish)
- ^ "Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 21 grudnia 1999 r. w sprawie nadania statusu miasta miejscowościom oraz zmiany granic miast". INFOR.PL (in Polish). Retrieved 6 March 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Góra.
- Official website
- Jewish Community in Góra on Virtual Shtetl
- Guhrau Gora Pictures
- Góra Pictures Archived 2016-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
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