Bytom Odrzański
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| Coordinates: 51°44′N 15°49′E / 51.733°N 15.817°E | |||
| Country |
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| Voivodeship | Lubusz | ||
| County | Nowa Sól | ||
| Gmina | Bytom Odrzański | ||
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| • Mayor | Jacek Sauter | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 4,365 | ||
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 67-115 | ||
| Website | http://www.bytomodrzanski.pl/ | ||
Bytom Odrzański [ˈbɨtɔm ɔˈdʐaɲskʲi] (German: Beuthen an der Oder) is a town on the Oder river in western Poland, in Nowa Sól County of Lubusz Voivodeship.
Archaeological findings from the Stone Age and Bronze Age around Bytom suggest an early settlement. A Slavic gród is mentioned in 1005. During invasion of Poland by Henry V, Polish ruler Bolesław III Wrymouth successfully defended the settlement in August 1109. The chronicles of Gallus Anonymus dedicate a lengthy passage concerning the battle, and praising the strong defense of the settlement and bravery of its defenders. This battle and Gall's praise is mentioned today on the main site of the town
A medieval castellany is first mentioned in 1203 on a ford crossing the Oder, held by the Silesian Piasts. During inheritance conflict of Polish high duke Bolesław IV the Curly with the sons of his elder brother Władysław II the Exile and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa the town was abandoned by Polish troops, due to its state of neglect, and burned down to prevent enemy from using its food supplies as well as having a place to rest The parish church was a filial of the Cistercian Abbatia Lubensis abbey and first documented in 1175. The settlement itself was granted German town law in 1263 and subsequently experienced arrival of immigrants during the Ostsiedlung.
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