Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski ( pronunciation: [ ɔstrɔv ʲ ɛt͡s ɕf ʲ ɛntɔkʂɨsk ʲ i] ) is a town in Poland, in the Province of the Holy Cross. The city used to live mainly by the steel industry, whose importance has been greatly reduced but.
History
The first mention of a settlement on the site of the present Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski date from the 14th century. 1624 was the place the municipal law. In 1826 opened the first sugar factory on Polish territory in Ostrowiec. In 1919, the city became the seat of a powiat. In an administrative reform in 1975, the city lost this status and became part of the Province of Kielce. In a new reform in 1999, she was once again the seat of the powiat Ostrowiecki and part of the Province of the Holy Cross.
Culture and sights
Not far from the city is the flint mine Krzemionki, the largest flint mine in Europe.
Twinning
Sister Cities of Ostrowiec are
- Bila Tserkva, Ukraine
- Gennevilliers, France
- North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
- Pineto, Italy
- Bekabad, Uzbekistan
Sons and daughters of the town
- Mirosław Baka (* 1963), actor
- Mariusz Jop (born 1978 ), Polish national football team
- Andrzej Kobylański (born 1970 ), former Polish national football team
- Kamil Kosowski ( b. 1977 ), Polish national football team
- Mira Kubasinska (1944-2005), a blues singer
- Lech Majewski (General ) ( born 1952 ), commander of the Polish Air Force
- Zbigniew Pacelt (* 1951), politician and sportsman, also an honorary citizen of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski