Świętochłowice
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | city county | ||
| Established | 14th century | ||
| Town rights | 1947 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Eugeniusz Moś | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 13.22 km² (5.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 55,172 | ||
| - Density | 4,173.4/km² (10,809/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 3,487,000 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 41-600 to 41-608 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 32 | ||
| Car plates | SW | ||
| Website: http://www.swietochlowice.pl | |||
Świętochłowice [ɕfjɛntɔxwɔˈvit͡sɛ] (
listen) (German: Schwientochlowitz, 1941-1945 Schwingen) is a town in south Poland with 55,500 inhabitants (2005). It is situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999); previously, it was in Katowice Voivodship (1975-1998).
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[edit] History
The city is known since the 13th century, and received Magdeburg rights between the 13th and 14th century. It was part of Germany until 1922 (although 51,9% of plebiscite voted to stay with Germany), then became part of Poland, in 1939 part of Germany again and in 1945 part of Poland.
A German labour camp, Eintrachthütte labour camp, was opened in Schwientochlowitz in 1943. In 1945 the camp was reopened by Polish communist authorities as a concentration camp, Zgoda. The camp, in which about 2,500 German prisoners were systematically murdered by its commander Salomon Morel, was closed in November. Morel resides in Israel, and was wanted for war crimes and crimes against humanity by Polish authorities. He died in Israel.
[edit] Location
Świętochłowice is situated in the Southern part of Silesian plateau. Świętochłowice borders with Bytom (North), Ruda Śląska (West, Southern West) and Chorzów (East, Southern East).
[edit] Population
Świętochłowice has 55,539 inhabitants. The city has the biggest population density in Poland and one of the biggest in Europe: about 4200 people per km².
[edit] Climate
Świętochłowice is situated in Silesian-Krakówian climate-zone. Total precipitation is about 700 mm every year. The greatest precipitation is in July and the least in February. An amplitude of year temperatures is usually 7°C. On January in Świętochłowice is approximately -2.5°C and on July is 18°C.
[edit] Soils
Brunate and swamp soils are predominant in Świętochłowice.
[edit] Neighborhoods
Świętochłowice has five neighborhoods:
- Centrum
- Chropaczów
- Lipiny
- Piaśniki, Schlesiengrube
- Zgoda, Eintrachthütte
[edit] Sport
The most popular sport in Świętochłowice is motorcycle speedway. The Skałka stadium is located in the Centrum.
[edit] Sport clubs of Świętochłowice
- Śląsk Świętochłowice - football, speedway
- Naprzód Lipiny - football
- Czarni Świętochłowice - football
[edit] Sportspeople of Świętochłowice in Olympic Games
- 1928 - Amsterdam
- football - Teodor Peterek
- gymnastics - Paweł Galus, Franiciszek Pampuch, Teofil Rost, Franciszek Tajstra
- 1936 - Berlin
- football - Hubert Gad, Teodor Piec, Teodor Peterek
- gymnastics - Klara Sierońska-Kostrzewa
- 1952 - Helsinki
- football - Ewald Cebula
- swimming - Gotfryd Gremlowski
[edit] Politics
The President of Świętochłowice is Eugeniusz Moś from Solidarity Electoral Action. He was elected in 2000.
[edit] Famous people of Świętochłowice
- Wiktor Balcarek - chess-player
- Ewald Cebula - footballer
- Krzysztof Hanke - actor, satiric
- Emanuel Konstanty Imiela - poet
- Błażej Koniusz - tennisist, winner of Junior Australian Open 2006
- Teodor Kubina - the first bishop of Częstochowa
- Salomon Morel - commendant of Zgoda labour camp
- Eugeniusz Moś - president (mayor) of city
- Teodor Peterek - footballer
- Leopold Raabe - clergier evangelist
- Leszek Skorupa - weightlifter
- Jerzy Stroba - archbishop
- Augustyn Świder - poet
- Paweł Waloszek - motorcycle speedway rider
[edit] Twin towns
Heiloo (Netherlands), Nový Jičín (Czech Republic), Laa an der Thaya (Austria), Tiszaújváros (Hungary), Rimavská Sobota (Slovakia)
[edit] External links
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