Wodzisław Śląski
Wodzisław Slaski ( German Loslau ) is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland. It is located around 50 km south-west of Katowice and about 25 km north of Ostrava, close to the Czech border.
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- 6.2 footnotes
Boroughs
Decision of the City Council of 28 June 1996, the city of Wodzisław Slaski was divided into nine districts:
- Jedłownik Osiedle
- Jedłownik ( Jedlownik ) Turzyczka (small Thurze ) Karkoszka ( Krause village)
- Kokoszyce ( Kokoschütz )
- Nowe Miasto (New Town)
- Osiedle XXX - lecia - Piastów - Dąbrówki
- Radlin II
- Stare Miasto ( Old Town)
- Wilchwy ( Wilchwa )
- Zawada
Economy and infrastructure
Road
- A1
- DK78
- DW932
- DW933
- DW936
Railway
- Bohumín - Chałupki - Wodzisław - Rybnik - Katowice
Culture
- Museums Wodzisław, Kubsza 2 street
- Movies, WCK Gladbeck space
- Stadium, Bogumińska 8 street
Twinning
Wodzisław Śląski maintains partnerships with the following cities:
- Alanya, Turkey
- Gladbeck, North Rhine -Westphalia
Sons and daughters of the town
- Jacob Hamburger (1826-1911), German rabbi, Bible Students, lexicographer and encyclopedist
- Alexander von Schalscha (1836-1895), the Reichstag and Landtag ( center )
- Alojzy Adamczyk (1895-1940), resistance fighters
- Bolesław Kominek (1903-1974), Archbishop of Breslau
- Barbara Haeger (1919-2004), German sculptor
- Herbert Roesch (* 1943), German local politician
- Henryk Siedlaczek ( born 1956 ), Polish politician
- Bogdan Marcinkiewicz (born 1966 ), Polish politician
- Grzegorz Karna (born 1972 ), Polish jazz singer
- Tomasz Sikora (born 21 December 1973), Polish biathlete
- Sławomir Elsner ( b. 1976 ), Polish artists
- Leszek Blanik ( born March 1, 1977), a Polish gymnast
- Wojtek Czyz (born 30 July 1980), German Paralympic gold medalist
- Claudia Ciesla ( born February 12, 1987), Polish Model
- Damian Rączka (born 5 August 1987), Polish footballer