Lubliniec

Lubliniec
Main square (Rynek)
Coat of arms
Motto: Lubliniec miasto zielonych klimatów Lubliniec town of green climate
Lubliniec
Coordinates: 50°41′N 18°41′E / 50.683°N 18.683°E / 50.683; 18.683
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Lubliniec County
Gmina	Lubliniec (urban gmina)
Established	1270
Town rights	1272
Government
• Mayor	Edward Maniura
Area
• Total	89.8 km2 (34.7 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population (2006)
• Total	24,229
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	42-700 to 42-715
Area code(s)	+48 34
Car plates	SLU
Website	http://www.lubliniec.pl

Lubliniec [luˈblʲiɲet͡s] (German: Lublinitz, 1941-45: Loben) is a town in southern Poland with 29,359 inhabitants (2004). It is the capital of Lubliniec County, part of Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in (1975–1998).

Lubliniec is situated in the north of the historic Upper Silesia region at the rim of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, about 60 km (37 mi) northwest of Katowice. It is an important rail hub, with two major lines crossing there—east-west (from to Opole) and south-north (from Katowice to Poznań)—and a site of light and chemical industry. The surrounding area is characterized by extended forests (Lasy Lublinieckie), including the Upper Liswarta Forests Landscape Park north of the town.

Lubliniec was established about 1270 by the Piast duke Władysław of Opole on the road leading from his residence Opole to Kraków. By the turn of the 13th to the 14th century it had obtained the status of a town according to Magdeburg Law by Władysław's son and successor Duke Bolko I. He had been one of the first Silesian dukes to become a Bohemian vassal in 1289. Duke Jan II the Good granted the citizens many privileges, including brewing and market rights as well as the permit to form guilds.

...
Wikipedia