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Zabrze

Also known as Zobrze, Hindenburg, Hindenburg/Oberschlesien

Zabrze (; 1915–1945: Hindenburg, , ) is an industrial city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It lies in the western part of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of around 2 million. It is in the Silesian Highlands, on the Bytomka River, a tributary of the Oder.

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Zabrze is an industrial city located in Silesia in southern Poland near Katowice, situated in the western part of a large metropolitan area with around 2 million people. The city lies in the Silesian Highlands along the Bytomka River, a tributary of the Oder, and was formerly known as Hindenburg during the period of 1915–1945.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Zabrze
Settlement.settlement_type: City county
Settlement.image_flag: POL Zabrze flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Zabrze COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: city county
Settlement.leader_title: City Commissioner
Settlement.leader_name: TBD
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: thirteenth century
Settlement.established_title3: City rights
Settlement.established_date3: 1922
Settlement.area_total_km2: 80.40

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Official website

Urząd Miejski w Zabrzu

Urząd Miasta Zabrze - Strona oficjalna

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Encyclopedic overview

20 sections

Contents

History
Early history
Early 20th century
Interwar period
World War II
Contemporary history
Administrative division
Infrastructure
Culture and sights
Politics
Bytom/Gliwice/Zabrze constituency
Sports
Economy
Notable people
International relations
Consulates
Twin towns – sister cities
References
Bibliography
External links

Zabrze is located in the Silesian Voivodeship. It is one of the cities composing the 2.7 million inhabitant conurbation referred to as the Katowice urban area, itself a major centre in the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area which is populated by just over five million people. The population of Zabrze as of December 2021 was 168,946, down from June 2009 when the population was 188,122. Zabrze is bordered by three other cities of the metropolitan area: Gliwice, Bytom and Ruda Śląska. The city is particularly known as the home of Górnik Zabrze, one of the most accomplished Polish football clubs. The local historic coal mine complex is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland as one of the most valuable of its kind in Poland.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zabrze” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.