Zgorzelec, Border municipality in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
Description
Zgorzelec is a border municipality in Lower Silesian Voivodeship along the Lusatian Neisse River, which here separates the Polish town from German Görlitz. Both sides form two distinct administrations since the postwar period, though their built areas face each other directly and connect via two bridges.
History
Before 1945 the present town was part of the German city of Görlitz and only became a separate Polish municipality after World War II. The new border along the Lusatian Neisse divided the two parts into separate administrations.
Culture
The Municipal House of Culture from 1904 carries a dome modeled after Berlin's Reichstag and now serves as the town's main performance venue. Greek political refugees who arrived after their civil war established an annual Greek Song Festival that continues today.
Practical
Two bridges connect both town halves: the Old Town Bridge for pedestrians and the Pope John Paul II Bridge for vehicles, with no border controls in place. Visitors on foot can use the old bridge for a short walk between countries.
Did you know?
Along the riverside promenade stand several historic buildings that belonged to the shared German administration before the city split. Some streets end abruptly at the river and continue on the other side, so former neighbors now live separated by an international border.
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Saint Peter and Paul
821 m
Synagoge Görlitz
621 m
Stadthalle Görlitz
261 m
Altstadtbrücke
686 m
Oberlausitzische Bibliothek der Wissenschaften
640 m
Town halls in Görlitz
763 m
Pipe organ in St. Peter und Paul
821 m
Wasserheil- und Badeanstalt Görlitz
785 m
Neisse viaduct in Görlitz
1.3 km
Lower Market Square
756 m
Zgorzelec House of Culture
648 m
Schönhof
746 m
Pope John Paul II bridge
286 m
Schlesisches Museum zu Görlitz
754 m
Brauner Hirsch
723 m
Waidhaus
772 m
Ratsapotheke Görlitz
765 m
Railway border crossing Zgorzelec-Görlitz
1.3 kmStadtpark
346 m
Biblisches Haus
693 m
Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche
548 m
Palace in Łagów
3 km
Obermühle
1.1 km
Neißstraße 30
707 m
Ochsenbastei
623 mVierradenmühle Görlitz
732 m
Dreiradenmühle
674 m
Frenzelhof
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