Zabrze
Sign in to saveZabrze (; 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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- 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
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- Notable people
- International relations
- Consulates
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
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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.
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.