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Jelenia Góra (inhabited place) |
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| Lat: 50 55 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 50.9167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 015 45 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 15.7500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located in Sudeten mountains; prospered due to weaving industry in 15th & 16th cen.; was destroyed in Thirty Years' War (1618-1648); modern city is center for coal mining, metal, textile, pharmaceutical & lumber industries. |
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| Jelenia Góra (preferred,C,V)
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| Hirschberg (C,O)
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| Hirschberg im Riesengebirge (C,O)
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| Hirschberg in Schlesien (C,O)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled by ancient Slavic tribes, medieval city was founded by Jelnik the knight in 11th cen. |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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