Gorzów Śląski

Gorzów Śląski

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Gorzów Śląski
Coordinates: 51°2′N 18°26′E / 51.033°N 18.433°E / 51.033; 18.433
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Olesno
Gmina Gorzów Śląski
Area
  Total 18.68 km2 (7.21 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 2,606
  Density 140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Postal code 46-310
Website http://www.gorzowslaski.pl

Gorzów Śląski [ˈɡɔʐuf ˈɕlɔ̃skʲi] (German: Landsberg in Oberschlesien) is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,606 inhabitants (2006).

In the Upper Silesia plebiscite of 20 March 1921 938 inhabitants voted to remain in Germany, 98 for Poland. Thus Landsberg remained part of the Weimar Republic.[1]

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Coordinates: 51°02′N 18°26′E / 51.033°N 18.433°E / 51.033; 18.433


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