Czerwionka-Leszczyny
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Silesia | ||
| Powiat : | Rybnik | ||
| Area : | 38.52 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 9 ′ N , 18 ° 39 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 28,156 (June 30, 2019) |
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| Postal code : | 44-230 to 44-238 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 32 | ||
| License plate : | SRB | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Next international airport : | Katowice | ||
| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Urban and rural municipality | ||
| Gmina structure: | 6 school offices | ||
| Surface: | 115.00 km² | ||
| Residents: | 42,152 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 367 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 2412013 | ||
| Administration (as of 2007) | |||
| Mayor : | Wiesław Janiszewski | ||
| Address: | ul.Parkowa 9 44-230 Czerwionka-Leszczyny |
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| Website : | www.czerwionka-leszczyny.com.pl | ||
Czerwionka-Leszczyny (German Czerwionka-Leschczin ) is a city in Upper Silesia , Poland . It lies northeast of Rybnik on both sides of the Birawka and belongs to the powiat Rybnicki in the Silesian Voivodeship . The city was created in 1992 through the merger of the cities of Czerwionka and Leszczyny under a common name.
City structure
The city is divided into four districts:
- Czerwionka
- Czuchów ( Czuchow )
- Dębieńsko ( Dubensko )
- Leszczyny ( Leschczin )
history
Czerwionka
The first mention of the village comes from 1305. From 1327 it belonged to the territory of the Bohemian Crown. Czerwionka was owned by the Piast dukes of Opole between 1521 and 1532 , after their line died out, the place was part of the Rybnik rule until 1788 .
In 1742, the village, 12 km northeast of Rybnik on the right bank of the Birawka , belonged to the part of Upper Silesia that Austria had to cede to Prussia .
The iron ore deposits near Czerwionka have been mined to a small extent since the 17th century. However, it was not until 1783 that the fiscal fresh fire , which was built in 1783, gained importance , to which a blast furnace and a rolling mill were added in the neighboring town of Ciossek after 1800 .
With the start of coal mining , Czerwionka reached its heyday. The Dubenskogrube ( KWK Dębieńsko in Polish ), which has been in operation since 1792, is not only one of the oldest, but also one of the most important coal mines in Upper Silesia.
Since 1818 Czerwionka belonged to the Rybnik district .
In 1856 Czerwionka was connected to the railway from Rybnik to Orzesche .
Czerwionka was a center of the Polish uprisings under Wojciech Korfanty between 1919 and 1921. The municipality is located in the part of East Upper Silesia that came to Poland in 1922.
With the attack on Poland in 1939, the place was annexed by the German Reich in violation of international law . The Dubenskogrube became part of the mining administration Oberschlesien GmbH of the " Reichswerke Hermann Göring ". When the front approached at the beginning of 1945, the plant was evacuated on January 22nd. 292 prisoners from the Auschwitz concentration camp used for forced labor were shot and the workforce fled to Seitendorf (zatonie) near Hirschfelde in Saxony .
Czerwionka was a city-like settlement since 1955. In addition to the main employer, the Dębieńsko coal mine with 4,202 jobs (1958), the mining and industrial community also had a coking plant and a factory for reinforced concrete products.
In 1962 Czerwionka received town charter and in 1975 was incorporated into the neighboring town of Leszczyny.
In 1992 both cities were reunited under the same name.
Leszczyny (Leschczin)
Like Czerwionka, Leszczyny was originally an old Polish settlement that was converted into a village under German law after 1250.
In 1606 originated shot wooden church of Leschczin.
In 1740, a glassworks opened in the village, 8 km northeast of Rybnik in the woods between the Raude and Birawka rivers .
Only with the emergence of the Upper Silesian hard coal mining area did the previously quite insignificant place experience its boom. Leschczin developed into a miners' settlement for workers from the surrounding coal mines who immigrated from Poland. There was also a mine in operation in the village itself, but it was of no great importance.
Leschczin belonged to the Prussian district Rybnik since 1818 . In 1922 the place became a part of Poland and was administratively assigned to the now Polish powiat Rybnik. Between 1939 and 1945 Leschczin was part of the German Reich.
Leszczyny was a town-like settlement since 1955. In 1962 Leszczyny also received town rights, and the neighboring town of Czerwionka was incorporated in 1975.
In 1992 both cities were reunited under the same name.
Population development
Czerwionka
1784: 159 inhabitants
1825: 277
1905: 1,909
1931: 5,100
1961: 9,189
1970: 10,226
Leszczyny (Leschczin)
1784: 134 inhabitants
1825: 321
1905: 1,223
1931: 2,300
1961: 8,478
1970: 12,158
local community
The urban and rural municipality of Czerwionka-Leszczyny covers an area of 115 km² with more than 40,000 inhabitants. These include the following locations:
- Bełk (Belk)
- Czerwionka-Leszczyny
- Książenice (Knizenitz)
- Palowice (Pallowitz)
- Przegędza (Przegendza)
- Stanowice (Stanowitz)
- Szczejkowice (Scheykowitz)
politics
mayor
The mayor is at the head of the city administration . Since 2006 this has been Wiesław Janiszewski from the election committee "Development Movement of the Municipalities of the Rybnik Region". The regular election in October 2018 led to the following result:
- Wiesław Janiszewski (Election Committee “Development Movement of Municipalities in the Rybnik Region”) 52.8% of the vote
- Izabela Rajca ( Prawo i Sprawiedliwość ) 21.5% of the vote
- Marcin Stempniak (Election Committee of Active Voters) 15.5% of the vote
- Leszek Salamon (Election Committee “Local Community of the Sub-Region”) 10.2% of the vote
Janiszewski was thus re-elected as mayor in the first ballot.
City council
The city council consists of 21 members and is elected by the population. The 2018 city council election led to the following result:
- Election Committee “Development Movement of Municipalities of the Rybnik Region” 33.3% of the votes, 7 seats
- Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS) 25.1% of the vote, 5 seats
- Election Committee “Local Community of the Subregion” 17.8% of the vote, 4 seats
- Election Committee of the Silesian Community “Ciosek” - Together for Silesia 13.7% of the vote, 3 seats
- Election committee of active voters 10.2% of the vote, two seats
Town twinning
- Jēkabpils , Latvia
sons and daughters of the town
- Gerard Bernacki (1942–2018), Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Katowice
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .
- ^ Result on the website of the election commission, accessed on August 24, 2020.
- ^ Result on the website of the election commission, accessed on August 24, 2020.
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