Orzesze
Orzesze | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | Poland | |
Voivodeship : | Silesia | |
Powiat : | Mikołów | |
Area : | 82.89 km² | |
Geographic location : | 50 ° 9 ' N , 18 ° 47' E | |
Residents : | 21,043 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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Postal code : | 43-180 | |
Telephone code : | (+48) 32 | |
License plate : | SMI | |
Economy and Transport | ||
Street : | Katowice - Racibórz | |
Next international airport : | Katowice | |
Gmina | ||
Gminatype: | Borough | |
Residents: | 21,043 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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Community number ( GUS ): | 2408031 | |
Administration (as of 2014) | ||
Mayor : | Andrzej Szafraniec | |
Address: | ul. Św. Wawrzyńca 21 43-180 Orzesze |
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Website : | www.orzesze.pl |
Orzesze [ ɔˈʒɛʃɛ ] ( German Orzesche , Upper Silesian Uorzesze ) is a city in Poland . It is located 10 km west of Tichau an der Birawka and belongs to the Silesian Voivodeship .
City structure
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Orzesze forms a municipality and covers an area of 83.65 km² with the following districts:
- Gardawice ( Gardawitz )
- Jaśkowice ( Jaschkowitz )
- Królówka ( Kralowka )
- Mościska ( Moscisk )
- Woszczyce ( Woschczytz )
- Zawada
- Zazdrość ( Zasdrose )
- Zawiść ( Zawisc )
- Zgoń ( Zgoin )
history
The place is located on the western edge of the sub-area of Upper Silesia , which until 1177/1178 belonged to Lesser Poland or to the Duchy of Krakow and then came to the Duchy of Ratibor , which was ruled by the Silesian Piasts . It was from this time that it belonged to the diocese of Krakow until 1821 .
The village of Orzesche has been traceable since 1252, at that time it was owned by the Cistercian monastery Groß Rauden (Rudy Raciborskie). Orzesche only became important in the 18th century. In 1719 a glassworks was built , which became one of the local businesses. When the Upper Silesian industrialist Franz Winckler (ennobled in 1840) acquired the manor in 1836 , he began building the Marien ironworks in 1838 , which processed the clay iron found here . The ironworks became part of the Tiele-Wincklerschen Montanwerke, which were incorporated into the newly founded family empire Kattowitzer Aktiengesellschaft für Bergbau und Eisenhüttenbetrieb in 1899 .
In addition to the mining of iron ore, hard coal was also mined. In 1856 the village received a railway connection with the line from Katowice to Ratibor .
Orzesche had belonged to the Upper Silesian district of Pless since 1818 and became Polish on June 28, 1922. After the attack on Poland in 1939, the place came under international law to the German Reich and has been in Poland since 1945. The Tiele-Winckler family was expropriated.
The rapidly growing industrial estate was elevated to an urban-type settlement in 1956 and received city rights in 1962 .
Glass production is still in operation in Orzesze, while a glass bottle production company is located in the city.
Population development
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politics
mayor
The mayor is at the head of the city administration . So far this has been Andrzej Szafraniec, but he did not run again in the regular election in October 2018. The result of the election was as follows:
- Mirosław Blaski (Mirosław Blaski Election Committee) 68.6% of the vote
- Mariusz Oleś (Mariusz Oleś Election Committee) 31.4% of the vote
Blaski was thus elected as the new 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 Mirosław Blaski 42.4% of the vote, 11 seats
- Prawo i Sprawiedliwość (PiS) 21.1% of the vote, 4 seats
- Election Committee “Local Administration of Upper Silesia” 17.9% of the vote, 4 seats
- Koalicja Obywatelska (KO) 13.8% of the vote, 2 seats
- Election committee for effective voting 11.2% of the vote, 2 seats
- Election Committee Mariusz Oleś 4.8% of the vote, no seat
Web links
- Orzesze city website (Polish)
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 22, 2020.
- ^ Result on the website of the election commission, accessed on August 22, 2020.