Góra

Góra

Infobox Settlement
name = Góra


image_caption = Castle in Góra


image_shield = POL Góra COA.svg
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = Lower Silesian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Góra County
subdivision_type3 = Gmina
subdivision_name3 = Gmina Góra
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Irena Krzyszkiewicz
latd = 51 | latm = 40 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 16 | longm = 33 | longs = | longEW = E
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area_total_km2 = 13.65
population_density_km2 = auto
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 12574
population_density_km2 = auto
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 56-200
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = DGR
website = http://www.gora.com.pl

Góra [IPA-pl|'|g|u|r|a] ( _de. Guhrau) is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. From 1975 to 1998 it was in Leszno Voivodeship. It is the seat both of Góra County and of the smaller administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Góra.

The settlement was first mentioned as Old Polish "Gora" in a 1155 deed by Pope Adrian IV conveying the property to the Diocese of Wrocław. In 1288 it became part of the Duchy of Głogów under the Piast Duke Henry III. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. The name of the town means "hill" or "mountain" in Polish.

Góra lies approximately convert|69|km|mi|0 north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 12,574.

Notable people from Góra

* Ludwik Mateusz Dembowski, General Officer, born August 24, 1768, died July 18, 1812 in Valladolid
* Werner Naumann, Nazi secretary of state, born June 16, 1909, died October 25, 1982 in Lüdenscheid
* Radosław Kałużny, football player, born February 2, 1974

External links

* [http://www.gora.com.pl Góra's official website]
* [http://guhraunet.uni.cc/newPictures.html Photos of Góra]


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