Zawiercie

Zawiercie () () is a town in southern Poland located in the Silesian Voivodeship with 49,334 inhabitants (2019). It is situated in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland near the source of the Warta River. The town lies near the historical region of Silesia, but belongs to Lesser Poland.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Zawiercie
Settlement.image_shield: POL Zawiercie COA.svg
Settlement.image_skyline: Pałacyk-Szymańskiego.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Szymański Palace
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland#Poland Silesian Voivodeship
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Zawiercie
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Zawiercie (urban gmina)
Settlement.leader_party: PO
Settlement.leader_title: City mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Anna Nemś
Settlement.elevation_min_m: 300
Settlement.elevation_max_m: 400

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: urban municipality of Poland
Country: Poland
Located in: Zawiercie County
Continent: Europe
Population: 47689
Area: 85.25
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Shares border with: Gmina Łazy
Official website: www.zawiercie.pl
Image: Kolegiata p.w. św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Zawierciu.jpg

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Commons category: Zawiercie
twinned administrative body: Ovruch
topic's main category: Category:Zawiercie
Commons gallery: Zawiercie
P6482: Zawiercie
P8168: Anthony Sowell
male population: 22410
female population: 25279

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Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

Name and location
History
Early history
Industrial growth
World War II
Post-war period
Points of interest
Zawiercie and Warsaw-Vienna Railway
Education
Sports
Twin towns – sister cities
References
External links

Zawiercie is an industrial town with a rich history of iron manufacturing dating back to the 15th century, with other industries developed since the 19th century. It contains both historical Baroque architecture and preserved historical industrial heritage. It is home to notable volleyball club Warta Zawiercie.

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