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Sosnowiec is a city located in the south of Poland. A county capital neighbouring Katowice, and a mining and industrial region, it was one of the largest cities in the Silesian Voivodeship and Upper Silesian Industry Area. Sosnowiec belongs to Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, and not to Silesia. Its population as of 2006 numbers 225,202.
It is sometimes known by the names Sosnowietz, Sosnowitz, Sosnowjyc (Silesian), Sosnovitz (Yiddish), Sosnovyts, Sosnowyts, Sosnovytz, Sosnowytz, Sosnovets (Russian), Sosnovetz. There are 5 other smaller towns in Poland also called Sosnowiec. They are located in the regions of Bydgoszcz, Kielce, Łódź, Łomża, and Opole.

History

Sosnowiec is a young town, which was granted city rights only in 1902. It was created by joining together a number of villages and settlements, often several centuries old. The oldest, of them are Milowice, Sielec and Pogoń, while Modzejów,Niwka, Środula and Radocha are not much younger. As a result of the third partition of Poland, Sosnowiec was given to Kingdom of Prussia and then it constituted a part of the Duchy of Warsaw and Congress Poland connected with Russia. Natural resources and good geographical location had an important influence on the development of Sosnowiec. Opening of branch line of the Warsaw-Vienna Railway in 1859 was of vital importance for the growth of the town. Development of industry, resulting in opening the rope and wire factory, rolling mill, steelworks, iron foundry, steam boilers factory, and later on spinning mill, dye - house and paper mill completely changed the image of the town, as well as its character from rural into urban one. In the second half of the eighties of the previous century successful attempts to obtain city rights were undertaken. In June 1902, by the order of tsar Nicholas II, the city of Sosnowiec was established with the area of 19 km² with 60,000 inhabitants. Obtaining the city rights started the dynamic economic and cultural development of the town. Apart from steelworks and coal-mines and many enterprises of heavy and light industry, cultural and social establishments were opened as well. The Summer Theatre, and in 1887 the Winter Theatre were established, the second of which was called City Theatre from 1924, and later the Theatre of Zagłębie. Activities of Artistic and Literary Society of Zagłębie Dąbrowskie prove that Sosnowiec as an industrial centre wasn't only a working class town. Sosonowiec suffered during both wars in the 20th century, the First World War caused mainly dismantling and destruction of industry, and the Second Word War brought about the terror and numerous executions, which however, didn't diminish the courage of Sosnowiec people, many of which were active in conspiracy. January 1945 brought about the liberation of the city, which gave it a chance for further development, which takes place until now.

Economy

It is characterized by its dynamism, economic activity, and care for its cultural heritage and natural environment. In recent years, Sosnowiec has been transformed from an industrial center with mainly mining and heavy industries into a trade and services hub. However, it still has several important coal mines, steel factories and other heavy industrial plants.
Its Special Economic Zone, which was established in Sosnowiec thanks to the efforts of local authorities, has played a major role in the establishment of new businesses in the area. As a result, several companies with Polish and foreign capital have decided to place their businesses in the city. Sosnowiec City Office was awarded the ISO 9001 2001 quality certificate for its management system for providing services for the local community.
From 2006 a new trade center Expo Silesia hosts numerous trade shows.

Points of interest

The city has a 17th century castle known as the Sielecki Castle.

Sports

Zagłębie Sosnowiec: men's football team, Polish Cup winner: 1962, 1963, 1977, 1978

KP Polska Energia Sosnowiec - men's volleyball team playing in Polish Volleyball League (Polska Liga Siatkówki, PLS), 5th place in season 2003/2004.

Education and Science

As well as industry, services and trade, Sosnowiec is an academic centre with a well-developed research and educational infrastructure.

The University of Silesia (schools of modern languages, natural science, technology and a language teacher training college)

Faculty of Earth Science
Faculty of Computer and Materials Science
Faculty of Philology

The Silesian Medical Academy,

Faculty of Pharmacy

The private School of Marketing and Management

The Silesian University of Technology

Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and Computer Science

The private School of Ecology

Tourist attractions

Sielecki Castle, 17th century

Dietla Palace

Schöena Palace and museum

Katedra Wniebowzięcia NMP w Sosnowcu

Wilhelma Palace

Church St Tomasza

Railway Station Sosnowiec Główny

Railway Station Sosnowiec Maczki

Huta Buczek

Famous people

Igor Muzyka

Jan Ciszewski

Konstanty Ćwierk

Edward Gierek

Jędrzej Giertych

Marian Kantor-Mirski

Paulina Kaczanow (Marianna Rokita)

Teresa Janina Kierocińska

Małgorzata Maier

Marian Malina

Marian Masłoń

Krzysztof Materna

Sławomir Matusz

Jan Przemsza-Zieliński

Arkadiusz Rybak

Agnieszka Solska

Władysław Szafer

Henryk Średnicki

Waldemar Wspaniały

Grzegorz Dorman - rally racing co-driver (2007 second runner up in Eastern States Rally Championship), currently resides in Port Chester, NY, USA

Famous school

general secondary school in Sosnowiec

II im. Emilii Plater w Sosnowcu

III Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Sosnowcu

IV Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. St. Staszica w Sosnowcu Musicians

Jacek Cygan

Paul Godwin

Patrycja Gola

Jan Kiepura

Władysław Szpilman

Adam Szerszeń

Marcin Oles

Bartlomiej Oles

Rivers

Czarna Przemsza

Biała Przemsza

Brynica

Bobrek

Potok Zagórski

District

Dańdówka

Dębowa Góra

Jęzor

Juliusz

Maczki

Niwka

Pogoń district in Sosnowiec

Porąbka

Radocha

Rudna district in Sosnowiec

Sielec

Stary Sosnowiec

Środula

Śródmieście in Sosnowiec

Zagórze

Famous Music Groups

Skankan

Ryczące dwudziestki

Twin towns

Les Mureaux
Suceava
Roubaix
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