Żory
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | city county | ||
| Town rights | 1272 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Waldemar Socha | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 64.64 km² (25 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 62,625 | ||
| - Density | 968.8/km² (2,509.3/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 659,000 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 44-240 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 32 | ||
| Car plates | SZO | ||
| Website: http://www.zory.pl/ | |||
Żory [ˈʐɔrɨ] (German: Sohrau) is a town in southern Poland with 62,625 inhabitants (2006).
Since 1999 it has been part of Silesian Voivodeship; it was previously in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998).
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[edit] History
One of the oldest towns in Silesia, Żory was granted city rights in 1272 by Władysław Opolski.
[edit] Education
- Górnośląska Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa im. Wojciecha Korfantego in Katowice - Branch in Zory (Wydział zamiejscowy w Żorach)
- Silesian University of Technology - Branch in Zory
[edit] Sport
- Pogoń 1922 Żory - women's handball team playing in Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League: winner of 1st league in 2003/2004 season; promoted to Premiership in 2004/2005 seasson.
[edit] Famous people born in Żory
- Jerzy Makula, two times European Glider Aerobatic Champion and six times World Glider Aerobatic Champion
- Stanislaw Sojka, jazz and pop singer/songwriter
- Otto Stern, physicist and Nobel laureate
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