Góra

Góra [ˈɡura] (German: Guhrau) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the administrative seat both of Góra County and of the smaller district (gmina) called Gmina Góra.

Geography

The town is located within the historic Lower Silesia region, approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław. As at 2006, it has a population of 12,574.

History

The settlement in the Duchy of Silesia was first mentioned as Gora in an 1155 deed by Pope Adrian IV conveying the property to the Diocese of Wrocław. The name of the town means "hill" or "mountain" in Old Polish. In 1288 it became part of the Duchy of Głogów under the Piast duke Henry III and received Magdeburg rights. The German name Guhrau is first documented in 1336. From the 14th century onwards, the town developed to a centre of cloth manufacturing.

Guhrau was annexed by Prussia upon the First Silesian War in 1742 and from 1816 was the administrative seat of Landkreis Guhrau within the Province of Silesia. In World War II it was occupied by the Red Army during the 1945 Vistula–Oder Offensive. According to the Potsdam Agreement, the town fell to the Republic of Poland, while the remaining German population was expelled. Again a county seat from 1946, from 1975 to 1998 Góra belonged to Leszno Voivodeship.

Góra (disambiguation)

Góra is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-west Poland.

Góra (meaning in Polish "hill" or "mountain") may also refer to:

In Greater Poland Voivodeship (west-central Poland):

In Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (north-central Poland):

In Łódź Voivodeship (central Poland):

In Masovian Voivodeship (east-central Poland):

In Podlaskie Voivodeship (north-east Poland):

In Pomeranian Voivodeship (north Poland):

In Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship (south-central Poland):

In Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (north Poland):

In other voivodeships:

Góra, Silesian Voivodeship

Góra [ˈɡura] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miedźna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Pszczyna and 32 km (20 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of 2,554.

References

Coordinates: 49°58′25″N 19°6′34″E / 49.97361°N 19.10944°E / 49.97361; 19.10944