Jastrzębie-Zdrój
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Top: Spa Park, Middle left: Museum, Middle right: University of Science and Technology, Bottom left: Spa Cafee, Bottom right: Borynia Palace.
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| Motto: Jastrzębie-Zdrój - city of youth, work and peace | |||
 Jastrzębie-Zdrój
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| Coordinates: 49°57′N 18°35′E / 49.950°N 18.583°E | |||
| Country | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Silesian | ||
| County | city county | ||
| Established | 14th century | ||
| Town rights | 1963 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Anna Hetman | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 85.44 km2 (32.99 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • City | 92,105 | ||
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 650,000 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 44-330 to 44-335, 44-268 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 32 | ||
| Car plates | SJZ | ||
| Website | http://www.jastrzebie.pl | ||
Jastrzębie-Zdrój ([jasˈtʂɛmbʲɛ ˈzdruj], German: Bad Königsdorff-Jastrzemb, originally Jastrzemb) is a city in south Poland with 92,462 inhabitants (31.12.2010). Its name comes from the Polish words jastrząb ("hawk") and zdrój ("spa" or "spring"). Until the 20th century it was a spa village situated in Upper Silesia. It was granted city rights in 1963. Jastrzębie-Zdrój is currently situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Katowice Voivodeship (1975–1998). In the early 1980s, the city was one of main centers of workers' protests, which resulted in creation of Solidarity (see: Jastrzebie-Zdroj 1980 strikes).
The first written documentation, relating to this area, date back to around 1305 (Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis). Administratively, the town is made up of several old settlements, whose origins go back to the distant past. The original name of the town was Jastrzemb. The name's origin, means hawk in Polish language and is connected with the legend of the black knight. Between 1858-1860, trial excavations of hard coal were performed all over the area of Jastrzębie Dolne. These excavations ended up discovering springs containing iodine and bromine brine solutions. In 1860, the count of Königsdorff acquired the lands and suggested the construction of bath facilities. Thus, in 1862, the health resort of Bad Königsdorff-Jastrzemb was brought into life. Shortly after, the town joined the exclusive circle of the most prestigious health resorts in Europe.
In 1895, the natural health centre was taken over by a Polish doctor, Mikołaj Witczak, who lent great service to the development of health-resort in Bad Königsdorff-Jastrzemb. His managerial skills together with wise investment made Jastrzębie-Zdrój a highly appreciated and fashionable health resort inside the German Empire and the interbellum Poland. Consequently, numerous health facilities were then set up.
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