Węgierska Górka
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Silesia | ||
| Powiat : | Żywiec | ||
| Area : | 77.06 km² | ||
| Geographic location : | 49 ° 37 ' N , 19 ° 8' E | ||
| Residents : | 4000 | ||
| Postal code : | 34-350 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 33 | ||
| License plate : | SZY | ||
| Economy and Transport | |||
| Street : | Zwardoń - Katowice | ||
| Rail route : | Zwardoń - Żywiec | ||
| Next international airport : | Katowice Airport | ||
| Gmina | |||
| Gminatype: | Rural community | ||
| Gmina structure: | 4 districts | ||
| Surface: | 77.06 km² | ||
| Residents: | 15,073 (Jun. 30, 2019) |
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| Population density : | 196 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Community number ( GUS ): | 2417152 | ||
| Administration (as of 2008) | |||
| Mayor : | Piotr Tyrlik | ||
| Address: | ul. Zielona 43 32-350 Węgierska Górka |
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| Website : | www.wegierska-gorka.opg.pl | ||
Węgierska Górka is a village with around 4,000 inhabitants and the main town of the rural municipality of the same name in the powiat Żywiecki in the Polish Voivodeship of Silesia .
geography
Węgierska Górka is located in the West Beskids south of the city of Żywiec . The Soła River flows through the municipality and flows into the Vistula .
history
The place was first mentioned in a document in 1477. In 1629 a Vorwerk was founded there by Mikołaj Komorowski. One of the largest ironworks in Galicia was built between 1838 and 1844. In 1900 Węgierska Górka , the district of the Cięcina municipality , had 537 inhabitants in 72 houses, 460 of them Polish-speaking, 63 German-speaking, 476 Roman Catholic, 9 Jews, 52 of other faiths (mostly Protestant).
In 1918, after the end of the First World War and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Węgierska Górka came to Poland. This was only interrupted by the occupation of Poland by the Wehrmacht in World War II . A battle - also known as the Westerplatte of the South - took place there between September 2 and 3, 1939 .
Charring and ironwork in 1914
Bunker next to Węgierska Górka in 1939
local community
The rural community (gmina wiejska) Węgierska Górka is divided into the following districts (sołectwo) on an area of 77.06 km² :
Neighboring municipalities are Jeleśnia , Milówka , Radziechowy-Wieprz and Ujsoły . Węgierska Górka Municipal Council has 15 members.
traffic
By the municipality of the expressway extends S69 (partially under construction) Bielsko-Biala - Żywiec - Zwardoń (PL / SK) and the rail Katowice -Zwardoń (PL / SK)
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ Ludwig Patryn (Ed.): Community encyclopedia of the kingdoms and countries represented in the Reichsrat, edited on the basis of the results of the census of December 31, 1900, XII. Galicia . Vienna 1907.
- ↑ Wojciech Blajer: Comments on the state of research on the Enklawen of the medieval German settlement between Wisłoka and San. [In:] Późne średniowiecze w Karpatach polskich. red. Prof. Jan Gancarski. Krosno, 2007, ISBN 978-83-60545-57-7
Żywiec - city | Czernichów | Gilowice | Jeleśnia | Koszarawa | Łękawica | Lipowa | Łodygowice | Milówka | Radziechowy-Wieprz | Rajcza | Ślemień | Świnna | Ujsoły | Węgierska Górka