Połaniec (Poland)
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Name (Hebrew)
פולנייץ (פולין)
Name (Latin)
Połaniec (Poland)
Coordinates
21.28333333 21.28333333 50.43333333 50.43333333 (gooearth )
Associated country
Poland
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Z dziejów Połańca i Uniwersału Połanieckiego, 2005:t.p. (Połańca)
- GEOnet, Feb. 1, 2008(Połaniec; PPL; 50°26ʹN 21°17ʹE)
- Mapa Polski online, Feb. 1, 2008(Połaniec; 50°25ʹN 21°16ʹE; in woj. świętokrzyskie, pow. staszowski, gm. Połaniec)
Wikipedia description:
Połaniec [pɔˈwaɲɛt͡s] is a town in Staszów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland, with 8,406 inhabitants (2012). The town is in Lesser Poland, and its history dates back to the early days of Polish statehood. It lies in the western part of the Sandomierz Basin, a few kilometres north of the Vistula, along the National Road Nr. 79, from Bytom to Warsaw. The town has a railway station serving a secondary line, nr. 75 from Rytwiany to Połaniec. The Połaniec Power Station is one of the largest (1800 MW) coal-fired power plants in Poland and, since 2012, one of the largest biomass plants in the world. It is located outside the town, in the nearby village of Zawada.
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