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A1 autostrada (Poland)
The autostrada A1, officially named Amber Highway (Autostrada Bursztynowa) is a north–south motorway in Poland that runs from Gdańsk on the Baltic Sea, through Łódź and the Upper Silesian Industry Area (to the west of Katowice), to the Polish-Czech border in Gorzyczki/Věřňovice, where it connects with the motorway D1.
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A4 autostrada (Poland)
The A4 autostrada in Poland is a long east–west motorway that runs through southern Poland, along the north side the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains, from the Polish-German border at Zgorzelec-Görlitz (connecting to the A4 autobahn), through Wrocław, Opole, Gliwice, Katowice, Kraków, Tarnów and Rzeszów, to the Polish-Ukrainian border at Korczowa-Krakovets (connecting to the M10).
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Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances.
Auschwitz concentration camp
Auschwitz concentration camp (also KL Auschwitz or KZ Auschwitz) was a complex of over 40 concentration and extermination camps operated by Nazi Germany in occupied Poland (in a portion annexed into Germany in 1939) during World War II and the Holocaust.
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Łaziska Górne
Łaziska Górne (Ober Lazisk, Gōrne Łaziska) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Żory and Łaziska Górne are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship.
Łódź
Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. Żory and Łódź are city counties of Poland.
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Świnoujście
Świnoujście (Swinemünde; Swienemünn; all three meaning "Świna mouth"; Swina) is a city in Western Pomerania and seaport on the Baltic Sea and Szczecin Lagoon, located in the extreme north-west of Poland. Żory and Świnoujście are city counties of Poland.
Żary
Żary (Sorau, Žarow) is a town in western Poland with 37,502 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship since 1999.
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Baranowice (Żory)
Baranowice (Baranowitz) is a rural district (dzielnica) in the municipality of Żory since 1975, in the Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
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Bezpłatna Komunikacja Miejska in Żory
Bezpłatna Komunikacja Miejska in Żory (BKM) (''eng''. The Żory Free Public Transport) was launched on 1 May 2014.
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Bielsko-Biała
Bielsko-Biała (Bílsko-Bělá; Bielitz-Biala, Biylsko-Biołŏ; Byłc-Bejł) is a city in southern Poland, with a population of approximately 166,765 as of December 2022, making it the 22nd largest city in Poland, and an area of. Żory and Bielsko-Biała are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship and city counties of Poland.
Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year.
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Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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Cieszyn
Cieszyn (Těšín; Teschen; Tessin; Ćeszyn) is a border town in southern Poland on the east bank of the Olza River, and the administrative seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship. Żory and Cieszyn are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship.
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Civic Platform
The Civic Platform (Platforma Obywatelska, PO)The party is officially the Civic Platform of the Republic of Poland (Platforma Obywatelska Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej).
Crane (bird)
Cranes are a type of large bird with long legs and necks in the biological family Gruidae of the order Gruiformes.
Częstochowa
Częstochowa is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. Żory and Częstochowa are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship and city counties of Poland.
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia (Czech and Československo, Česko-Slovensko) was a landlocked state in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary.
Czechowice-Dziedzice
Czechowice-Dziedzice (Czechowice-Dziydzice), known until 1958 as Czechowice, is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. Żory and Czechowice-Dziedzice are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship.
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Czerwionka-Leszczyny
Czerwionka-Leszczyny (Czerwionka-Leschczin) is a town in Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. Żory and Czerwionka-Leszczyny are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship.
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Death march
A death march is a forced march of prisoners of war or other captives or deportees in which individuals are left to die along the way.
Deforestation
Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal and destruction of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use.
Democratic Left Alliance (Poland)
The Democratic Left Alliance was a social-democratic political party in Poland.
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Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union
Democratic Left Alliance-Labour Union (Polish: Sojusz Lewicy Demokratycznej-Unia Pracy, SLD-UP) was an electoral committee and a coalition of two Polish centre-left political parties: Democratic Left Alliance and Labour Union.
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Duchy of Opole
Duchy of Opole (Księstwo opolskie; Opolské knížectví; Herzogtum Oppeln) was one of the duchies of Silesia ruled by the branch of Polish Piast dynasty, formed during the medieval fragmentation of Poland into provincial duchies.
Duchy of Opole and Racibórz
The Duchy of Opole and Racibórz (Księstwo opolsko-raciborskie, Herzogtum Oppeln und Ratibor) was one of the numerous Duchies of Silesia ruled by the Silesian branch of the royal Polish Piast dynasty.
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European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland
The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Republic of Poland (Kościół Ewangelicko-Augsburski w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Lutheran denomination and the largest Protestant body in Poland with about 61,000 members and 133 parishes.
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Ewa Swoboda
Ewa Nikola Swoboda (born 26 July 1997).
Expressway S52 (Poland)
Expressway S52 is a Polish highway under construction with a planned length of, located in the Silesian and Lesser Poland voivodeships.
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Expulsion of Poles by Nazi Germany
The Expulsion of Poles by Nazi Germany during World War II was a massive operation consisting of the forced resettlement of over 1.7 million Poles from the territories of German-occupied Poland, with the aim of their Germanization (see Lebensraum) between 1939 and 1944.
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Flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland during and after World War II
The flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland was the largest of a series of flights and expulsions of Germans in Europe during and after World War II.
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Forced labour under German rule during World War II
The use of slave and forced labour in Nazi Germany (Zwangsarbeit) and throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II took place on an unprecedented scale.
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Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main ("Frank ford on the Main") is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse.
Głogówek
Głogówek (pronounced, German: Oberglogau, Horní Hlohov, Gogōwek) is a small historic town in southern Poland.
Gdańsk
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. Żory and Gdańsk are city counties of Poland.
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Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
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Gliwice
Gliwice (Gleiwitz,; Gliwicy) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Żory and Gliwice are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship and city counties of Poland.
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Gmina Świerklany
Gmina Świerklany is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Gorzyczki, Silesian Voivodeship
Gorzyczki is a village in Gmina Gorzyce, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland.
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Harbutowice, Silesian Voivodeship
Harbutowice is a village in Gmina Skoczów, Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
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Helios (cinemas)
"HELIOS" S.A. is a multiplex cinema operator in Poland, established in 1992.
House of Vasa
The House of Vasa or Wasa (Vasaätten, Wazowie, Vazos) was an early modern royal house founded in 1523 in Sweden.
Institute of National Remembrance
The Institute of National Remembrance – Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes against the Polish Nation (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej – Komisja Ścigania Zbrodni przeciwko Narodowi Polskiemu, abbreviated IPN) is a Polish state research institute in charge of education and archives which also includes two public prosecution service components exercising investigative, prosecution and lustration powers.
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Invasion of Poland
The Invasion of Poland, also known as the September Campaign, Polish Campaign, War of Poland of 1939, and Polish Defensive War of 1939 (1 September – 6 October 1939), was a joint attack on the Republic of Poland by Nazi Germany, the Slovak Republic, and the Soviet Union, which marked the beginning of World War II.
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Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Jastrzębie-Zdrój (Bad Königsdorff-Jastrzemb, originally Jastrzemb, Lázně Jestřebí; Jastrzymbie-Zdroj) is a city in south Poland with 86,632 inhabitants (2021). Żory and Jastrzębie-Zdrój are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship, city counties of Poland and Socialist planned cities.
Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses is a nontrinitarian, millenarian, restorationist Christian denomination.
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Jerzy Makula
Jerzy Makula (born 29 September 1952 in Ruda Śląska) is a Polish pilot who won the FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships seven times.
Kamp-Lintfort
Kamp-Lintfort is a (small) town in Wesel District, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Karol Miarka Liceum (Żory, Poland)
Karol Miarka Liceum (in Polish: I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Karola Miarki) is the oldest lyceum school in Żory.
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Katowice
Katowice is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Katowice urban area. As of 2021, Katowice has an official population of 286,960, and a resident population estimate of around 315,000. Katowice is a central part of the Metropolis GZM, with a population of 2.3 million, and a part of a larger Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area that extends into the Czech Republic and has a population of around 5 million people, making it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the European Union. Żory and Katowice are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship and city counties of Poland.
Katowice Voivodeship
Katowice Voivodeship can refer to one of two political entities in Poland: Katowice Voivodeship (1), initially "Silesian-Dabrowa Voivodeship" (województwo śląsko-dąbrowskie), was a unit of administrative division and local government in the years 1946–1975.
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Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Kędzierzyn-Koźle (Kandrzin-Koźle) is a city in southern Poland, the administrative center of Kędzierzyn-Koźle County.
Kingdom of Bohemia
The Kingdom of Bohemia (České království), sometimes referenced in English literature as the Czech Kingdom, was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe.
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Kingdom of Poland
The Kingdom of Poland (Królestwo Polskie; Latin: Regnum Poloniae) was a monarchy in Central Europe during the medieval period from 1025 until 1385.
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Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia (Königreich Preußen) constituted the German state of Prussia between 1701 and 1918.
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Knurów
Knurów (Knurow; Knurōw) is a city near Katowice in Silesia, southern Poland. Żory and Knurów are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship and Socialist planned cities.
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Kołobrzeg
Kołobrzeg (Kòlbrzég; Kolberg) is a port and spa city in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in north-western Poland with about 47,000 inhabitants.
Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Kostrzyn nad Odrą(translated literally as Kostrzyn upon the Oder;; Küstrin) is a town in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, on the border with Germany.
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Kraków
(), also spelled as Cracow or Krakow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Żory and Kraków are city counties of Poland.
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Kuźnia Nieborowska
Kuźnia Nieborowska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pilchowice, within Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
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Lands of the Bohemian Crown
The Lands of the Bohemian Crown were the states in Central Europe during the medieval and early modern periods with feudal obligations to the Bohemian kings.
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Law and Justice
Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, PiS) is a right-wing populist and national-conservative political party in Poland.
Leszczyny, Łódź Voivodeship
Leszczyny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeżów, within Brzeziny County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland.
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Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis
Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis (Księga uposażeń biskupstwa wrocławskiego, 'Book of endowments of the Bishopric of Wrocław') is a Latin manuscript catalog of documents compiled in the later 13th or in the early 14th century.
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Lid
A lid or cover is part of a container, and serves as the closure or seal, usually one that completely closes the object.
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Magdeburg rights
Magdeburg rights (Magdeburger Recht, Prawo magdeburskie, Magdeburgo teisė; also called Magdeburg Law) were a set of town privileges first developed by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (936–973) and based on the Flemish Law, which regulated the degree of internal autonomy within cities and villages granted by the local ruler.
Mezőkövesd
Mezőkövesd is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary.
Mikołów
Mikołów (Nikolai, Mikołōw) is a town in Silesia, in southern Poland, near the city of Katowice. Żory and Mikołów are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship.
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Mikołów County
Mikołów County (powiat mikołowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
Montceau-les-Mines
Montceau-les-Mines is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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National Institute of Cultural Heritage
The National Institute of Cultural Heritage of Poland (Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa NID) is a Polish governmental institution responsible for documenting cultural property and the intangible cultural heritage, as well as for supporting and coordinating their protection.
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National road 81 (Poland)
National road 81 (Droga krajowa nr 81) is a route belonging to the Polish national road network.
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Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship.
Occupation of Poland (1939–1945)
The occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II (1939–1945) began with the Invasion of Poland in September 1939, and it was formally concluded with the defeat of Germany by the Allies in May 1945.
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Old Polish
The Old Polish language (język staropolski, staropolszczyzna) was a period in the history of the Polish language between the 10th and the 16th centuries.
Opole
Opole (Oppeln; Ôpole) is a city located in southern Poland on the Oder River and the historical capital of Upper Silesia. Żory and Opole are city counties of Poland.
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Orlik 2012
Orlik 2012 or simply Orlik is a Polish government project to build a football (soccer) and join volleyball–basketball fields in each gmina municipality in Poland before 2012 (time of UEFA Euro 2012 cohosted by Poland).
Orzesze
Orzesze (Orzesche, Silesian: Ôrzeszŏ) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Żory and Orzesze are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship.
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Otto Stern
Otto Stern (17 February 1888 – 17 August 1969) was a German-American physicist and Nobel laureate in physics.
Palowice
Palowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Pasvalys District Municipality
Pasvalys District Municipality is one of 60 municipalities in Lithuania.
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Pentecostal Church in Poland
The Pentecostal Church in Poland (Kościół Zielonoświątkowy w Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Poland.
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Piast dynasty
The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland.
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.
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Polenlager
The Polenlager (Polish Camps) was a system of forced labor camps in Silesia that held Poles during the World War II Nazi German occupation of Poland.
Polish złoty
The Polish złoty (alternative spelling: zloty; Polish: polski złoty,;The nominative plural, used for numbers ending in 2, 3 and 4 (except those in 12, 13 and 14), is złote; the genitive plural, used for all other numbers, is złotych abbreviation: zł; code: PLN)Prior to 1995, code PLZ was used instead.
Powiat
A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (LAU-1) in other countries.
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Prudnik
Prudnik (Prudnik, Prōmnik, Neustadt in Oberschlesien, Neustadt an der Prudnik, Prudnicium) is a town in southern Poland, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship near the border with the Czech Republic.
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Pszczyna
Pszczyna (Pleß, Pština) is a town in southern Poland, population 25,823 (2019), and is the seat of a local gmina (commune) and district. Żory and Pszczyna are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship.
Pszczyna County
Pszczyna County (powiat pszczyński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
Racibórz
Racibórz (Ratibor, Ratiboř, Racibōrz) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. Żory and Racibórz are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship.
Rój
Rój (Roy) is a district in the south-west of Żory, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
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Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, often shortened to the Red Army, was the army and air force of the Russian Soviet Republic and, from 1922, the Soviet Union.
Rogoźna
Rogoźna (Rogoisna) is a district in the south-west of Żory, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, built near the provincinal road no.
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Rowień-Folwarki
Rowień-Folwarki (German: Rowin) is a district in the north-west of Żory, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.
Rybnik
Rybnik (Polish pronunciation:; Rybńik) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around 38 km (24 mi) southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around 19 km (11 miles) from the Czech border. Żory and Rybnik are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship and city counties of Poland.
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Rybnik County
Rybnik County (powiat rybnicki) is a suburban county in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, created in 1999 as a result of Polish local government reforms.
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 7 October 1918 and 6 October 1939.
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming (advent) of Jesus Christ, and its annihilationist soteriology.
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Silesia
Silesia (see names below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within modern Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany.
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Silesian University of Technology
The Silesian University of Technology (Polish name: Politechnika Śląska) is a university located in the Polish province of Silesia, with most of its facilities in the city of Gliwice.
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Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship (województwo śląskie) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia (Górny Śląsk), with Katowice serving as its capital.
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Silesian Voivodeship (1920–1939)
The Silesian Voivodeship (województwo śląskie; German: Woiwodschaft Schlesien) was an autonomous province (voivodeship) of the Second Polish Republic.
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Silesian Wars
The Silesian Wars (Schlesische Kriege) were three wars fought in the mid-18th century between Prussia (under King Frederick the Great) and Habsburg Austria (under Empress Maria Theresa) for control of the Central European region of Silesia (now in south-western Poland).
Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Skoczów
Skoczów (pronounced, Skotschau, Skočov) is a town and the seat of Gmina Skoczów in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,385 inhabitants (2019). Żory and Skoczów are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship.
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Sokół movement
Sokół (English: Falcon), or in full the Polskie Towarzystwo Gimnastyczne "Sokół" ("Falcon" Polish Gymnastic Society), is the Polish offshoot of the Czech Sokol movement, and the oldest youth movement organization of Poland.
Stanisław Sojka
Stanisław Joachim Sojka (born April 26, 1959 in Żory, Upper Silesia), also known as Stanisław Soyka, is a Polish jazz and pop singer, pianist and composer.
Suszec
Suszec (German Sussetz) is a village in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
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Szczecin Główny railway station
Szczecin Główny (Polish for Szczecin main station) is the principal railway station of the city of Szczecin, in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland.
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Szczyrk
Szczyrk (Schirk) is a town in the Beskid Śląski mountains of southern Poland, situated in the valley of the Żylica river. Żory and Szczyrk are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship.
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Tetiiv
Tetiiv or Tetiyev is a city in Bila Tserkva Raion in the Kyiv Region in Ukraine.
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Textile
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc.
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Toruń
Toruń is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Żory and Toruń are city counties of Poland.
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Town privileges
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium.
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia (Górny Śląsk; Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; Horní Slezsko;; Silesian German: Oberschläsing; Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located today mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic.
Vehicle registration plates of Poland
Vehicle registration plates of Poland indicate the region of registration of the vehicle given the number plate.
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Vladislaus I of Opole
Vladislaus I of Opole (Władysław opolski) (– 27 August/13 September 1281/2) was a Duke of Kalisz during 1234–1244, Duke of Wieluń from 1234 to 1249 and Duke of Opole–Racibórz from 1246 until his death.
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Voivodeships of Poland
A voivodeship (województwo; plural: województwa) is the highest-level administrative division of Poland, corresponding to a province in many other countries.
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Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic, officially known as the German Reich, was a historical period of Germany from 9 November 1918 to 23 March 1933, during which it was a constitutional federal republic for the first time in history; hence it is also referred to, and unofficially proclaimed itself, as the German Republic.
Wi-Fi hotspot
A hotspot is a physical location where people can obtain Internet access, typically using Wi-Fi technology, via a wireless local-area network (WLAN) using a router connected to an Internet service provider.
Wisła
Wisła (Weichsel; Visla) is a town in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, with a population of about 11,132 (2019), near the border with Czech Republic. Żory and Wisła are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship.
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Wodzisław Śląski
Wodzisław Śląski (Loslau, Vladislav, Vladislavia, Voydislav, Władźisłůw) is a city in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 47,992 inhabitants (2019). Żory and Wodzisław Śląski are cities and towns in Silesian Voivodeship and Socialist planned cities.
Wordmark
A wordmark or word mark is a distinct text-only typographic treatment of the name of a product, service, company, organization, or institution which is used for purposes of identification and branding.
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Wrocław Główny railway station
Wrocław Główny is the largest and most important passenger train station in the city of Wrocław, in southwestern Poland.
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Zielona Góra
Zielona Góra (Polish:; Green Mountain; Grünberg in Schlesien) is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants. Żory and Zielona Góra are city counties of Poland.
1921 Upper Silesia plebiscite
The Upper Silesia plebiscite was a plebiscite mandated by the Versailles Treaty and carried out on 20 March 1921 to determine ownership of the province of Upper Silesia between Weimar Germany and Poland.
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References
Also known as Sohrau, Zory.