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Garwolin is a town in Poland, 50 km southeast of Warsaw, with 16,500 inhabitants (2002).

Situated in the Masovian Voivodship (since 1999), it is the capital of Garwolin County.

History
It received its city charter in 1420.

Education
Liceum Oglnokszta?c?ce im. Marsza?ka Jzefa Pi?sudskiego
Spo?eczna Wy?sza Szko?a Przedsi?biorczo?ci i Zarz?dzania in ?d?, branch in Garwolin

G?bin is a town in Masovia, Poland with 4300 inhabitants.

Between 1974 and 1991 the Warsaw radio mast in the Konstantynow quarter of G?bin was the tallest structure on earth.

G?bin is a place where a very excessive carnival is celebrated. On G?bin’s carneval one tries to steal as much hats as possible. The man which caught the hat of the carneval’s prince gets the whole night all drinks for free!

Gda?sk [gda?sk] pronunciation? (Polish; also Kashubian: Gdu?sk, German: Danzig, Latin: Gedania; also other languages) is the sixth-largest city in Poland, its principal seaport, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodship.

The city lies on the southern coast of the Gda?sk Bay (of the Baltic Sea), in a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdynia and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trjmiasto) with a population of over a million people. Gda?sk is, with a population of 460,524 (mid 2004), the largest city in the historical province of Eastern Pomerania.

Gda?sk is situated at the mouth of the Mot?awa river, connected to the Leniwka, a branch in the delta of the Vistula, whose waterway system connects 60% of the area of Poland, giving the city a unique advantage as the center of Poland’s sea trade.

Gdynia (pronounce: [:gdi?ia], Kashubian Gdini) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdansk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. Gdynia is located in Kashubia in Eastern Pomerania. Gdynia is part of a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gda?sk and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the Tricity (Trjmiasto) with a population of over a million people.

History
The first mention of Gdynia was of a Pomeranian (Kashubian) fishing village, in 1253. Oksywie, now part of Gdynia, was mentioned even earlier in 1209. In the years 13821772 Gdynia belonged to the Cistercian abbey in Oliwa.

Gdynia, as part of Eastern Pomerania, was part of the loose confederation of Slavic tribes that would later be called Poland from circa 9901308. After the Massacre of Gdansk (1308) it became a state of the Teutonic Order (13081454/66), but afterwards fell to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (14661772). At the Partitions of Poland of 1772 it was annexed into the Kingdom of Prussia (17721919), and as part of Prussia became part of the German Empire (18701919).

Gi?ycko (former name: Lec) is a town in north-eastern Poland with 30,600 inhabitants (1995). Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Suwalki Voivodship (1975-1998).

Famous people
Wojciech K?trzy?ski

History
Gi?ycko was between 1772-1945 part of East Prussia and known as Ltzen.

Gliwice (pronounce: [gli’vi??]) is a city in southern Poland with 204,820 inhabitants (2002) over K?odnica river, about 20 km to the west from Katowice. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Katowice Voivodship (1975-1998).

Education
Gliwice is a hometown of
Silesian Technical University (Politechnika ?l?ska)
Akademia Polonijna in Cz?stochowa, branch in Gliwice
Polish Academy of Sciences PAN:
Instytut Informatyki Teoretycznej i Stosowanej,
Instytut In?ynierii Chemicznej oraz
Zak?ad Carbochemii.

Sports
Piast Gliwice – men’s football team playing in 2nd league 2003/2004 and 2004/2005)
Carbo Gliwice – men’s football team,
So?nica Gliwice – women’s handball team playing in Polish Ekstraklasa Women’s Handball League: 10th place in 2003/2004 season.

G?ogw (pronounce: [‘g?oguv]) is a town in southwestern Poland. According to the 2004 Census estimate the town had a total population of 71,686. It is situated in the Glogow County, in the Lower Silesian Voivodship (as of 1999), and was previously in the Legnica Voivodship (1975-1998). G?ogw is the 6th largest city of that voivodship. The name of the town comes from hawthorn (Polish: g?g).

G?ogw consists of the following residential districts: Brzostw, Chrobry, Hutnik, Kopernik (Copernicus), Ko?ciuszki, Ostrw Tumski (Church Island), Paulinw, Piastw ?l?skich, Przemys?owe, S?oneczne, Stare Miasto (Old Town), ?rdmie?cie, ?arkw. Two villages, Biechw and Wrblin G?ogowski, are also within G?ogw’s administrative borders.

In the German language, it has traditionally been known as Glogau. This name may be falling into disuse over time, though it can still be found in current use in Germany in some cases. The Czech name Hlohov is also no longer in common use.

Gniezno (pronounced: [‘g???zn?]) is a town in central Poland, some 50 km east of Poznan, inhabited by about 73,000 people. Situated in the Greater Poland Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Poznan Voivodship.

History
There are archeological traces of human settlement since the late Paleolithic. Early Slavonic settlements are on the Lech Hill and the Maiden Hill are dated to 8th century and the ducal stronghold was founded just before AD 800 on the Lech Hill, and surrounded with some fortified suburbs and open settlements.

Legend of Lech, Czech and Rus
According to the legends: three brothers Lech, Czech and Rus were penetrating the wilderness to find a place to settle. Suddenly they saw a hill with an old oak and an eagle on top. Lech said: this white eagle I will adopt as am emblem of my people, and around this oak I will build my stronghold, and because of the eagle nest [Polish: gniazdo] I will call it Gniezdno [modern: Gniezno]. The other brothers went further on to find a place for their people. Czech went to the South and Rus went to the East.

Cradle of the Polish State
In 10th century Gniezno became one of the main towns of the early Piast dynasty, founders of Polish state.

Gniezno meeting 1000
It is here that the Gniezno Congress (Meeting at the tomb of Saint Adalbert) took place in the year 1000 AD, during which Boleslaus I the Brave (Boleslaw Chrobry), the first king of Poland, received Otto III, the Emperor of Germany. The two monarchs celebrated the foundation of the Polish ecclesiastical province (archbishopric) in Gniezno, with newly established bishoprics in Kolobrzeg for Pomerania; Wroclaw for Silesia; Krakow for Little Poland and already existing since 968 bishopric in Poznan for western Greater Poland.

Goleniw (German Gollnow) is a town in Pomerania, north-western Poland with 22.564 inhabitants (1999). It is also the capital of Goleniow County in West Pomeranian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Szczecin Voivodship (1975-1998), area 12,5 km, geographical situation 5333’N and 1449’E. It is situated in the centre of Goleniowska Forest on Goleniow Plain, near main roads numbers 3 and 6. In nearby village Gliwice is situated airport Szczecin – Goleniw.

Population
1950: ? inhabitants
1960: 10,300 inbabitants
1970: 14,700 inbabitants
1975: 17,200 inbabitants
1980: 19,100 inbabitants
1990: 22,200 inbabitants
1995: 22,200 inbabitants
2000: ? inbabitants

Golub-Dobrzy? is a town in central Poland, located on the both sides of the Drw?ca river.

Situated in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship (since 1999), previously in Torun Voivodship (1975-1998). Population 12,500.

History
Initially there were 2 cities: Golub located north of the Drw?ca in the Che?mno Land and Dobrzyn located south of the Drw?ca in the Land of Dobrzyn. The two cities were united May 5, 1951.

History of Golub
The village Golub (villa golube), populated by Poles, was first mentioned in a document from 1258. The Che?mno Land was by then in hands of the Teutonic Order since 1231. The Teutonic knights built a castle 1296-1306 and elevated it to city status. In 1421 all privileges of the city were confirmed by Grand Master Michael Kchmeister von Sternberg. The city was severely damaged during Polish-Teutonic Order wars in 1414 and 1422, the latter war called the Golub war. In 1466 according to the Second Treaty of Toru? Golub returned to Poland.