Facts About Bytom
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In 1945 the city was transferred to Poland as a result of the Potsdam Conference.
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Bytom is a city with powiat rights in southern Poland, in Silesia, in centre of Metropolitan Association of Upper Silesia and Dąbrowa Basin.
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In 2007, Bytom and its neighbours created the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, the largest urban centre in Poland.
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Bytom is twinned with Drohobych, Ukraine; Zhytomyr, Ukraine; Butte, United States; Dmitrov, Russia; Ormož, Slovenia; Vsetín, Czech Republic & Recklinghausen, Germany.
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Byton city is 69 km² in area.
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Bytom is one of the oldest cities in the Upper Silesia, and the former seat of the Piast dukes of the Duchy of Bytom.
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The estimated Population of Bytom is 165,263, as of 2019.
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Trade is one of the main pillars of the economy of Bytom
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In 2017, the Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System, located mostly in the neighbouring city of Tarnowskie Góry, but also partly in Bytom, was included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Bytom is a place from where Confederation of Silesia, Polish Bonapartists originates.