Legnica
Legnica (formerly Lignica, German Liegnitz) is a town in south-western Poland, with 108,000 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodship (since 1999) upon Kaczawa river. Previously capital of Legnica Voivodship (1975-1998).
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| (Flag of Legnica)
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| Voivodship
| Lower Silesian
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| City council
| Rada Miasta Legnica
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| Mayor
| President Tadeusz Krzakowski
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| Area
| 56,29 km²
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Longitude
Latitude
| 16°16' E
51°21' N
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| Height
| 113-168
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Population
- city (2002)
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106 895
1899/km²
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| Area code
| (+48) 76
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| Postal code
| 59-220
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| Registration marks
| DL 0001 do DL 99999
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| Sister cities
| Wuppertal, Drohobycz, Orenburg, Legnickie Pole near the city on April 9, 1241 between the Mongols of the Golden Horde and the combined Poles and Germans under Duke Henry II the Pious, supported by the feudal nobility including the Knights Templar. The battle is known as Battle of Legnica or the Battle of Wahlstatt. Although the Mongols annihilated Henry's forces, they stopped their advance into Europe and turned back to attend to the election of a new Grand Khan. The town was known until 1742 as Lignica, that same year it was incorporated into Prussia and changed its name to Liegnitz. Poland regained the town in 1945 and changed its spelling to Legnica in 1948.
In the 1950's and 1960's local copper and nickel industry became a major factor in area development.
Economy
Industry: copper mining and processing (KGHM Polska Miedź company).
Education
- Wyższa Szkoła Menedżerska
Sports
Politics
Legnica-Jelenia Gora constituency
Members of Parliament (Sejm) elected from Legnica-Jelenia Gora constituency
- Bonda Ryszard, Samoobrona
- Kowalska Bronisława, SLD-UP
- Lipiński Adam, PiS
- Maćkała Tadeusz, PO
- Maraszek Ryszard, SLD-UP
- Poniźnik Olgierd, SLD-UP
- Rak Władysław, SLD-UP
- Samborski Tadeusz, PSL
- Szmajdziński Jerzy, SLD-UP
- Szustak Halina, LPR
- Turkiewicz Michał, SLD-UP
- Zbrzyzny Ryszard, SLD-UP
Municipal politics
to be written yet
Sister cities :
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