Zagórze
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Zagórze is the biggest, northern-most district of Sosnowiec
, totally transformed with building the Huta Katowice (expanded, reached as far as Klimontów
). Until 1975, it was a separate town in Będzin
county. It is Edward Gierek
's place of birth.
Sosnowiec
Sosnowiec is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a combined population of over two million people located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river .It is situated in...
, totally transformed with building the Huta Katowice (expanded, reached as far as Klimontów
Klimontów
Klimontów may refer to the following places in Poland:*Klimontów, Jędrzejów County in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship *Klimontów, Sandomierz County in Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship...
). Until 1975, it was a separate town in Będzin
Bedzin
Będzin is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza river , the city borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metro area with a population of about 2 million.It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its...
county. It is Edward Gierek
Edward Gierek
Edward Gierek was a Polish communist politician.He was born in Porąbka, outside of Sosnowiec. He lost his father to a mining accident in a pit at the age of four. His mother married again and emigrated to northern France, where he was raised. He joined the French Communist Party in 1931 and was...
's place of birth.