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Żary
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Żary (; , ; , ) is a town in western Poland with 37,502 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship. It is the administrative seat of the Żary County and of the Gmina Żary within the county, though the town is not part of the gmina (commune).
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Żary
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Żary flag 2.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Żary COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Żary
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Żary (urban gmina)
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Edyta Gajda
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 1007
- Settlement.established_title2
- Town rights
- Settlement.established_date2
- 1260
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 33.24
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- urban municipality of Poland
- Official name
- Żary
- Country
- Poland
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 36004
- Area
- 33.24
- Elevation
- 160
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Żary County
- Official website
- www.zary.pl
- Image
- Town hall in Zary (5).jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Weißwasser
- Commons category
- Żary
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Żary
- topic's main category
- Category:Żary
- Commons gallery
- Żary
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Żary
- inception
- 1030-00-00
- P6482
- Żary
- different from
- Żory
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- male population
- 17012
- female population
- 18992
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Economy
- Transport
- Roads running through Żary
- Important roads running near Żary
- Historical sites
- Municipal projects
- Education
- Sport
- Cuisine
- Notable people
- International relations
- Twin towns – sister cities
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Żary (; , ; , ) is a town in western Poland with 37,502 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship. It is the administrative seat of the Żary County and of the Gmina Żary within the county, though the town is not part of the gmina (commune).
Żary is located in the east of the historic Lower Lusatia region, in the borderland with the Silesian lowlands and Greater Poland, roughly outlined by the Bóbr and Oder rivers. The city is one of the biggest economic and tourist centers in the southern Lubuskie region and the largest town in the Polish part of Lusatia, and is also referred as its unofficial capital. The city, whose history dates back more than 1000 years, features many historic sites.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Żary” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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