Gorzów Śląski
| Gorzów Śląski | ||
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  Gorzów Śląski | ||
| Coordinates: 51°2′N 18°26′E / 51.033°N 18.433°E | ||
| 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]
Famous people
- Nathanael Pringsheim (born 1823 in Neu-Wziesko, now part of Dobijacz), Jewish German botanist
- Herbert Weichmann, Jewish German politician
References
External links
- Jewish Community in Gorzów Śląski on Virtual Shtetl
Coordinates: 51°02′N 18°26′E / 51.033°N 18.433°E
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