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History.History.It started to grow in the 19th century,

after the discovery of coal near the city. The Huta Bankowa still works, and it is an ongoing concern. It was built in Dabrowa Gornicza in 1834. The 1970s

saw the construction of the Huta Katowice which is nowadays the biggest steel producing plant in

Poland. Now it is divided into many small parts working on their own. In the 1990s all coal mines there were

closed, because of lack of coal. But the oldest part of the town, Reden, still

exists.

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EtymologyEtymology

In the beginning the city area was covered by an Oak Forest. There were a lot of mines too. The city was

called Old Dąbrowa. After the year 1916 it was named Dąbrowa Górnicza(Oak Mine).

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Urban Information.Urban Information.

Population: 129 700City rights: 1916

Latitude: 50°19' N

Longitude: 19°16' E„Bookworms traces”

Famous people born Famous people born in Dąbrowa Górniczain Dąbrowa Górnicza

Janusz Gajos (born in 1939) is a Polish actor.

Karol Adamiecki (1866 - 1933) was a Polish engineer, economist and management researcher.

Sobiesław Zasada (born in 1930) is a Polish farmer, rally driver and businessman. „Bookworms traces”

External links.External links.

Dabrowa Gornicza page for investors Wirtual walk around Dabrowa Gornicza Encyclopaedia Britannica Dabrowa Gorn

icza

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Photos.Photos.

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The end.The end.

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