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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lubusz | ||
| Established | 13th century | ||
| Town rights | 1323 | ||
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| - Mayor | Janusz Kubicki | ||
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| - City | 58. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Lubusz Voivodeship (also known as Lubusz Province or by its Polish name of województwo lubuskie or simply Lubuskie) is a voivodeship (province Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 32 km² (22. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 118,221 | ||
| - Density | 2,027. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 1/km² (5,250. 2/sq mi) | ||
| - Metro | 294,000 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 65-001 to 65-950 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 068 | ||
| Car plates | FZ | ||
| Website: http://www.zielona-gora.pl/UMZG/ | |||
Zielona Góra [ʑeˈlɔna ˈgura] (
listen) (German: Grünberg in Schlesien) is a city in Lower Silesia, in western Poland, with 118,730 inhabitants within the city limits (2004) and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including two neighbouring counties (2005). A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Lower Silesia (Niederschlesien Silesia Inferior Dolny Śląsk is the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia; Upper Silesia is to Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The town is situated in Lubusz Voivodeship (since 1999). Lubusz Voivodeship (also known as Lubusz Province or by its Polish name of województwo lubuskie or simply Lubuskie) is a voivodeship (province It is the seat of the voivodeship's elected assembly (sejmik) and executive (the seat of the centrally-appointed governor or voivode being Gorzów Wielkopolski). A voivodeship sejmik (sejmik województwa is a regional council composed of elected Councillors in each of the 16 voivodeships (provinces of A voivode or waywode is a Slavic title that originally denoted the principal commander of a military force Gorzów Wielkopolski (abbreviated Gorzów Wlkp; Landsberg an der Warthe is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river with 125780 inhabitants (2005 The city has previously been the capital of the Duchy of Zielona Góra and of Zielona Góra Voivodeship (1975-1998). Zielona Góra Voivodeship (województwo zielonogórskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1950&ndash1998 superseded by Lubusz Its name, in both Polish and German, means "green mountain".
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History
Originally a Silesian Slavic village, which became part of the Duchy of Głogów in 1250, the settlement became a town with Magdeburg rights in 1323. Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people The Duchy of Głogów or Duchy of Glogau (Herzogtum Glogau Księstwo Głogowskie was one of the Piast Duchies of Silesia. Magdeburg Rights (Magdeburger Recht or Magdeburg Law were a set of German town laws regulating the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted with . In 1477 the town defeated a 5,000-strong army of neighbouring Brandenburg which attempted to seize it. Brandenburg ( Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of the sixteen states of Germany.
In 1294 Prince Konrad I Głogowski founded a church Saint Jadwig, patron saint of Silesia. Hedwig or Hedy is a German female given name The name originates from old German ( hadu meaning battle and wig meaning fight This building, the konkatedra św. Jadwigi w Zielonej Górze , is today the oldest building in Zielona Gora.
Since the mid-1500s the inhabitants are recorded in the church records as Catholics, and remained such during the Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time After the collapse of the Duchy of Sagan (Żagań), the town fell to the Kingdom of Bohemia. Żagań ( French and Sagan is a Town in western Poland, with 26665 inhabitants (2004 Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the It was inherited by the Habsburg Monarchy of Austria in 1526, and was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia during the Silesian Wars of 1740-1763. Habsburg Monarchy (alternatively Habsburg Empire) refers to the territories ruled by the Austrian branch of the House of Habsburg, and then by the successor Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918 and from 1871 was the leading state of the German Empire, comprising The Silesian Wars were a series of wars between Prussia and Austria (and their changing allies for control of Silesia. During this time the Polish population [1]was pushed by Germanisation to rural villages, however some remained in the town and till 1809 a Polish Church remained functional[2] and in 1898 a Polish Craftsmen Association(Towarzystwo Polskich Rzemieślników) was established by Kazimierz Lisowski. Germanisation (also spelled Germanization) is either the spread of the German language, people and culture either by force or Assimilation
The city remained part of Germany until 1945, when Lower Silesia was transferred to Poland in accordance with the post-war Potsdam Conference. The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern, in Potsdam, Germany, from July 16, Remaining German inhabitants who did not flee the front were expelled by Soviet and Polish troops, and the town was partly resettled with Poles transferred from Kresy, the former eastern provinces of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union. The expulsion of Germans after World War II was the Forced migration and Ethnic cleansing of German nationals ( Reichsdeutsche) and ethnic The Polish people, or Poles, (Polacy) are a Western Slavic Ethnic group of Central Europe, living predominantly in Poland. The term Kresy, meaning Outskirts or Borderlands, was first used to define the Polish eastern frontier The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Wineries
Zielona Góra has been known for its wines for centuries. It is now one of two places in Poland with wine grape cultivation mainly for white wines, (another one is the wine growing region near the town of Warka in Masovia). Wine is an Alcoholic beverage made from the fermentation of Grape juice Warka is a Town in central Poland, located on the left bank of Pilica river ( south of Warsaw) with 11035 inhabitants (2004 Masovia or Mazovia (Mazowsze is a geographic and historic region situated in eastern Poland 's Masovian Plain. The first wineries around Zielona Góra were built in 1314. At Paradyż (Paradis) Abbey near Zielona Góra, monks have been making wine since 1250. The number of vineyards at peak production is estimated at 4,000 in the region, and 2,500 in Zielona Góra itself. The most famous wine is called "Monte Verde". During the communist era wine production was reduced, but since 1990 it has recovered. However, nowadays wine is no longer produced in Zielona Góra itself (the last factory was closed in the early 1990s). Since 1852 an annual Wine Festival has taken place in the town. The Zielona Góra Wine Fest (Polish Winobranie w Zielonej Górze) is a Wine festival held in the Polish town of Zielona Góra.
Education
The city has a university and a College of International Trade and Finance. Currently there are 18,000 students studying in the city.
Secondary Education
Secondary education is based on the Lyceum type of educational facility. This article is about Lyceum as school or as public hall Lyceum can also be short for Lyceum Theatre.
- 1st General Lyceum
- 3rd General Lyceum
- 4th General Lyceum
- 5th General Lyceum
- 7th General Lyceum
- Schools of Electronics
- Schools of Economics
Universities and Colleges
Politics
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from the constituency: http://www.sejm.gov.pl/poslowie/mapa5/4a.htm
Airport
Zielona Góra Airport is located at Babimost, north-east of the city. Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (Port Lotniczy Zielona Góra-Babimost is a regional Airport located within the greater Zielona Góra agglomeration (the so-called Babimost (Bomst is a small town in Poland in the Lubusz Voivodeship, Zielona Gora County. It is currently the 10th busiest airport in Poland. Formerly a military base, it has become an important transport hub for western Poland. LOT Polish Airlines currently offers daily flights to Warsaw. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland.
Events
- June/July: Busker Bus Festival
- August: Folk Song and Dance Festival Folk Festival
- September: Winobranie (Wine Fest)
Famous residents
- Bartholomaeus Pitiscus (1561-1613)
- Rudolf Haym (1821-1901)
- Wilhelm Foerster (1832 - 1921), atronomer
- Otto Julius Bierbaum (1865-1910)
- Maryla Rodowicz 1945
- Tomasz Lis 1966
- Marcin Jahr 1969
- Joanna Brodzik 1973
- Tadeusz Kuntze
Sister cities and twin towns
Nitra (Slovakia)
Troyes (France)
Verden (Germany)- Cottbus (Germany)
Helmond (Netherlands)
L'Aquila (Italy)
Bistriţa (Romania)
Aurora, Colorado (USA)
Kraljevo (Serbia)
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External links
- Grünberg church records of births, marriages and deaths since 1582
- Municipal website
- Zielona Góra University
- Guided walk around the centre
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