Głogów
city and urban gmina in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
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Summary
Głogów is an urban municipality of Poland[1]. Głogów ranks in the top 9% of urban municipality of poland entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,334 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Głogów County[4]
- Country: Poland[5]
- Continent: Europe[6]
- Named after: Crataegus[7]
- Flag: flag of Głogów[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Riesa[9], Middelburg[10], Kamianets-Podilskyi[11], Langenhagen[12], Laholm Municipality[13], Eisenhüttenstadt[14], Amber Valley[15]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Głogów[16]
- Commons category: Głogów[17]
- Licence plate code: DGL • DGG[18]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[19], UTC+02:00[20]
- Local dialing code: 76[21]
- Significant event: Siege of Glogau[22]
- Official website: http://www.glogow.pl/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Głogów[24]
- Commons gallery: Głogów[25]
- Population: 66,980[26], 64,261[27]
- Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[28], Vlastenský slovník historický[29], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[31], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[32], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[33], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[34], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[35], Topographia Bohemiae, Moraviae et Silesiae[36], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[37]
- Capital of: Głogów County[38], Gmina Głogów[39], Duchy of Głogów[40]
- Official name: Głogów[41]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Głogów[42]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Głogów[43]
- Female population: 33,463[44]
- Male population: 30,798[45]
- Native label: Głogów[46]
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Physical Characteristics
Głogów covers an area of 35.11 km²[47].
Why It Matters
Głogów has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Głogów is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
FAQs
What awards did Głogów receive?
Honors received include Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta[3].