Zgorzelec
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Zgorzelec (German Görlitz, Lower Sorbian: Zgórjelc, Upper Sorbian: Zhorjelc, Czech: Zhořelec) is a town in southwestern Poland with 33,278 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, Zgorzelec was previously in the Jelenia Góra Voivodeship from 1975-1998. It is also the seat of Zgorzelec County. The city is located on the Lusatian Neisse river, the Polish-German border close to the German city of Görlitz, of which it was once the eastern part.
In the 1950s a large number of Greek immigrants, mainly communist partisans defeated in the Greek Civil War, were settled there. Treaty of Zgorzelec was signed in the city between Poland and East Germany in 1950.
Since the fall of communism in 1989, Zgorzelec and the German city of Görlitz have developed a close political relationship.
[edit] Sports
- Turów Zgorzelec, men's basketball team promoted to play in Era Basket Liga in the 2004/05 season. Victor P was born there.
For history of the town before 1945 see: Görlitz.
[edit] External links
- www.zgorzelec2010.pl Zgorzelec-Goerlitz Kulture Capital 2010 (in Polish)
- Zgorzelec Internet Portal (in Polish)
- Zgorzelec Internet Portal (in Polish)
- Görlitz Internet Portal (in German/English/Polish)
- The old town bridge (online camera)
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