Jaworzno : Poland
Jaworzno is a town in southern Poland with 98,500 inhabitants (1995). It is located in the Silesian Voivodship, which it has been since 1999). Previously, it could be found in Katowice Voivodship (1975-1998).
Before 1975 it was situated in the Lesser Poland Voivodship. It was first mentioned in the XIIIth century. Historically linked with Malopolska, as since the XIIIth century its area belonged to the Cracovian bishops, since Austrians took over the power of Malopolska (the end of the XVIIth century) several coal mines developed there. After the First World War it became Polish again. During the Second World War a branch of the German concentrations camp of Auschwitz was located there.
Sports
Szczakowianka Jaworzno – football team (2nd league 2003/2004)
