*** Welcome to piglix ***

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Coat of arms of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Coat of arms
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is located in Poland
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Coordinates: 50°56′N 21°24′E / 50.933°N 21.400°E / 50.933; 21.400
Country Poland
Voivodeship Świętokrzyskie
County Ostrowiec
Gmina Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (urban gmina)
Government
 • Mayor Jarosław Górczyński
Area
 • Total 46.43 km2 (17.93 sq mi)
Population (2013)
 • Total 71,959
 • Density 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 27-400
Area code(s) +48 41
Car plates TOS
Website http://www.um.ostrowiec.pl

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Polish pronunciation: [ɔsˈtrɔvʲɛt͡s ɕfʲɛntɔˈkʂɨskʲi] (Ltspkr.png listen) is a town in south-central Poland (historic province of Lesser Poland) with 74,211 inhabitants (2006). The main industry is metallurgy. Ostrowiec is the capital city of Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski County, part of Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (since 1999), previously it belonged to Kielce Voivodeship (1975–1998). It received town charter in 1613.

Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (the town is often referred to as Ostrowiec) lies on the Kamienna river. Northern districts are located in the Iłża Foothills, while southern part belongs to the Opatow Upland. Swietokrzyskie Mountains lie a few kilometers away, southwest of Ostrowiec. The town is one of historic centers of Polish industry, and was part of the Old-Polish Industrial Region, the oldest industrial basin of the country. There are two interesting places near Ostrowiec: the archaeological reserve at Krzemionki and dinosaur park in Bałtów.

Ostrowiec is located at the intersection of National Road nr. 9 (part of European route E371), and local roads 751, 754, 755. Furthermore, since 1884 the town has had a rail connection, along electrified line nr. 25, which goes from Łódź Kaliska to Dębica. In the 1960s, Polish government planned construction of a rail line from Kielce to Lublin via Ostrowiec. The area of the town is 46 km2., and it is divided into 20 districts (osiedla).


...
Wikipedia

...