Bytom

Also known as Beuthen, Beuthen in Oberschlesien

Bytom (Polish pronunciation: ; Silesian: Bytōm, Bytōń, ) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Voivodeship, the city is northwest of Katowice, the regional capital.

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Bytom is a city located in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, positioned northwest of the regional capital Katowice. The city is part of the Silesian Voivodeship, an administrative region in the country's industrial southern area.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bytom
Settlement.settlement_type: City county
Settlement.image_flag: POL Bytom flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Bytom herb.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: city county
Settlement.leader_title: City mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Mariusz Wołosz (KO)
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 12th century
Settlement.established_title3: City rights
Settlement.established_date3: 1254
Settlement.elevation_min_m: 249

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: Bytom
Country: Duchy of Bytom
Located in: Upper Silesia Province
Continent: Europe
Population: 148687
Area: 69.44
Elevation: 330
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Duchy of Bytom
Shares border with: Tarnowskie Góry county
Official website: www.bytom.pl
Image: Rynek w Bytomiu i widok na kamienice.jpg
Significant event: town privileges

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category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Bytom
Commons category: Bytom
topic's main category: Category:Bytom
category for people born here: Category:Births in Bytom
twinned administrative body: Zhytomyr
category of associated people: Category:People from Bytom
Commons gallery: Bytom
postal code: 41-900–41-936
native label: Bytom
time of earliest written record: 1136-00-00
P6482: Bytom
P8168: Malmberget
male population: 73321
female population: 79953
inception: 1200-00-00

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

Geography
Geology
Coat of arms
History
World War II and post-war period
Districts
Economy
Public transport
Demographics
Sport
Culture
Education
Politics
Bytom/Gliwice/Zabrze constituency
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
References
External links

It is one of the oldest cities in the Upper Silesia, and the former seat of the Piast dukes of the Duchy of Bytom. Until 1532, it was in the hands of the Piast dynasty, then it belonged to the Hohenzollern dynasty. After 1623 it was a state country in the hands of the Donnersmarck family. From 1742 to 1945 the town was within the borders of Prussia and Germany, and played an important role as an economic and administrative centre of the local industrial region. Until the outbreak of World War II, it was the main centre of national, social, cultural and publishing organisations fighting to preserve Polish identity in Upper Silesia. In the interbellum and during World War II, local Poles and Jews faced persecution by Germany.

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