Skarżysko-Kamienna
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| Coordinates: 51°7′N 20°55′E / 51.117°N 20.917°E | ||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie | |
| County | Skarżysko | |
| Gmina | Skarżysko-Kamienna (urban gmina) | |
| Town rights | 1923 as Kamienna | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Konrad Krönig | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 64.16 km2 (24.77 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) | |
| Population (2012) | ||
| • City | 47,987 | |
| • Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 78,636 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 26-110 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 41 | |
| Car plates | TSK | |
| Website | http://www.skarzysko.pl | |
Skarżysko-Kamienna pronounced [skarˈʐɨskɔ kaˈmʲɛnːa] is a town in northern Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship in Poland by Kamienna river, to the north of Świętokrzyskie Mountains; one of the voivodship's major towns. Prior to 1928, it bore the name of Kamienna; in less formal contexts usually only the first part of the name (Skarżysko) is used. It belongs to historic Polish province of Lesser Poland.
Skarżysko-Kamienna is an important railroad junction, with two main lines (Kraków - Warsaw and Sandomierz - Koluszki) crossing there.
In 1173, the knights' congress gathered in Milica village (now the town's district) led by Casimir II The Just. Around 1885 Kamienna became an important rail junction on the newly built Ivangorod-Dąbrowa Railway. The main line of the railway connecting Ivangorod (Dęblin) and Dąbrowa Górnicza ran through the town from north to south, and two branch lines to Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and Koluszki radiated from the town east and west, respectively. This spurred the growth of Kamienna from a village into a sizeable town by 1920, when it had about 20 enterprises employing 1000 workers, as well as railway workshops employing an additional 1000 workers.
In 1923, the commune of Kamienna was granted the status of a town. In 1922 the government of Poland decided to build an ammunition factory in Kamienna, to be called Państwowa Wytwornia Uzbrojenia Fabryka Amunicji (P.W.U. Fabryka Amunicji, "National Armament Factory - Ammunition Plant") It began production in 1924 supplying munitions to the Polish Army. It employed 2760 workers in 1932, over 3000 in 1936, and over 4500 in 1939, becoming the principal employer in the town and driving its growth. The company still functions today under the name Zakłady Metalowe MESKO S.A.).
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