Zabrze

Poland / Slaskie / Zabrze /
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Zabrze (pronounced: ['zabʒε]; German: Zabrze, from 1915-1945 Hindenburg) is a city in southern Poland with 194,041 inhabitants (2004). Zabrze is part of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, the largest legally-recognized urban entity in Poland with a population of 2.2 mln. The population of the metropolitan area is 3,487,000 (2004). Zabrze is situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999); previously, it was in Katowice Voivodship (1975-1998).
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Coordinates:   50°18'51"N   18°47'48"E