Żory

Coordinates: 50°3′N 18°42′E / 50.050°N 18.700°E / 50.050; 18.700
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Not to be confused with the similarly-named town Żary (German: Sorau) in Lubusz Voivodeship

Żory
Market place (rynek)
Market place (rynek)
Flag of Żory
Flag
Coat of arms of Żory
Coat of arms
Żory is located in Poland
Żory
Żory
Coordinates: 50°3′N 18°42′E / 50.050°N 18.700°E / 50.050; 18.700
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
Countycity county
Town rights1272
Government
 • MayorWaldemar Socha
Area
 • City64.64 km2 (24.96 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • City58,640
 • Density910/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Metro
659,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44-240
Area code+48 32
Car platesSZO
Websitewww.zory.pl

Żory [ˈʐɔrɨ] (German: Sohrau) is a town and city county in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland with 58,640 inhabitants (2018).[1] Previously it was in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is located in the historic Upper Silesia region about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Katowice.

History

Saints Philip and Jacob parish church

The settlement on the road from Cieszyn to Kraków was first mentioned in a 1258 deed. Żory is one of the oldest towns in Silesia, it was granted city rights according to Magdeburg Law on 24 February 1272 by Duke Władysław of Opole. It remained part of the Upper Silesian Duchy of Opole, since 1327 a Bohemian fief, until in 1532 it was incorporated into the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. After the First Silesian War it was annexed by Prussia in 1742.

In the 18th century it was centre of cloth manufacturing, later of metal and machining industry. Upon the 1921 Upper Silesia plebiscite, Sohrau fell to the Silesian Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic, though 69.4% of the citizens had voted for Germany. Occupied by Nazi Germany during the 1939 Invasion of Poland, it was re-conquered in the Vistula-Oder Offensive of the Red Army in 1945 and the German population was expelled.

Districts

The town is subdivided into 15 districts.[2]

Education

Sport

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Żory is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Stan ludności miasta Żory na 30.06.2018r" (in Polish). Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  2. ^ "Dzielnice Żor" (in Polish). Retrieved 2015-05-06.

Notable people

External links

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