Bogatynia

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Bogatynia is a town in southwestern Poland near the Czech and German borders, known for its lignite mining and power industry.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bogatynia canonical 2
Bogatyně 1

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
areaCode +48 75
borderCrossingTo Hradek nad Nisou
surface form: Hrádek nad Nisou

Zittau
carPlates DZG
country Poland
economyBasedOn coal-related industry
energy production
grantedTownRights 1962
hasBuildingStyle Upper Lusatian timber-framed houses
hasClimate temperate climate
hasCzechName Bogatynia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bogatyně
hasGermanName Reichenau in Sachsen
hasMunicipalStatus gmina (urban-rural municipality)
hasPopulation approximately 17000 (early 21st century)
hasPrimaryIndustry open-pit lignite mining
knownFor Turów Power Station
Turów lignite mine
lignite mining
power industry
locatedIn Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Sudetes mountains
surface form: Sudetes foothills region

Zgorzelec County
southwestern Poland
tri-border region of Poland, Czech Republic, and Germany
locatedOn Miedzianka River
nearBorderWith Czech Republic
Germany
partOf historical region of Upper Lusatia
postalCode 59-920
powerPlantType lignite-fired power station
previouslyPartOf German Empire
surface form: Germany (before World War II)
region Euroregion Neisse-Nisa-Nysa
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
voivodeshipCapitalDistance about 150 km west of Wrocław

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herzogenaurach, Germany hasTwinTown Bogatynia
subject surface form: Herzogenaurach
Bogatynia hasCzechName Bogatynia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bogatyně
Děčín twinTown Bogatynia