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- Suchdol on Odrou River, a municipality of 2.5 thousand
inhabitants in Novy Jicin district, Slezsko-Moravsky Region in the Czech
Republic and the town of Herrnhut will establish trilateral co-operation
with a Polish partner, for implementation of cultural, sport, historical
and educational projects, based particularly on the shared history.
- Memorandum of Understanding between
Silesia and Slezsko-Moravsky Region - will be signed on 9 October 2001
- one of paragraphs of the agreement will consider support for local
authorities in partnerships establishment.
- Alsozsolca - a Hungarian municipality
with 6 thousand inhabitants (concrete production and metallurgy) from
Borsod - Abauj - Zemplen is searching a partner - a municipality in
the mountainous area near Bielsko-Biał.
- Exchange of experience related to
job market in mining regions. Dortmund plans to set up a project on
job market in mining regions with chosen self-governments. The project
could be carried out together with Leeds in Great Britain, the twinning
town of Dortmund. We have received the information from the Polish Embassy
in Great Britain that there is no city in Poland that co-operates with
Leeds. The willingness to establish similar co-operation concerning
the effects of industrial restructuring in suburban areas has been declared
by Unna District.
- RAG Bildung is organising training
courses for the youth from craftsmanship classes in schools in Germany
in 2002. The condition is a good command of German.
- Promotion of Silesia in Nordhine-Westfalia. Silesian
cities and towns that have already partners can join the programme of
regional promotion - starting in January 2002, end autumn 2003. The
Government will facilitate the access to scenes reservation in cultural
institutions.
Any further questions concerning the advertisements, please be kind to direct to the International Co-operation Department in the Office of the Marshal.
The Department
of International Co-operation in the Office of the
Marshal of the Voivodeship
40-037 Katowice
Ligonia(str)46
e-mail: wspolpraca@silesia-region.pl
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LOCAL AUTHORITIES QUESTIONNAIRE The Office of the Marshal of the Voivodeship distributes a questionnaire on International Co-operation of Silesia. The questionnaire includes information about international co-operation of local authorities, with official names of communes (gminas and poviats), contact persons and scope of co-operation; also the information about co-operation with Poles living abroad and plans of co-operation. The information comprised in the inquiry will be helpful in setting the events of international co-operation and conducting partner search activities. The Department of International Co-operation is in
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THE PSZCZYNA DISTRICT
The Pszczyna District includes such communes as half -
municipal, half -rural Pszczyna and other five typically rural communes:
Goczałkowice - Zdrój, Kobiór, Miedźna, Pawłowice, Suszec. There are 33
villages and one town in the District. The capital of the whole District,
whose territory comprises 473 km2, is Pszczyna The Pszczyna District is
inhabited by 103 thousant citizens while it's rural population is as large
as 74%.
Farming, trade and services as well as mining industry
play the most significant role in the District's economy. The numerous
local farms are known for high-standard plant growing and animal raising.
Horticulture, mushroom growing and processing are on very high level.
The main crops are wheat, barley, potatoes and rape-seed. Small farms,
of the average area of 4,5 ha, are dominant in the District as well as
in the whole Silesian Province. Pig raising is characteristic for Pszczyna
and it's surroundings.
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The real pearl of the Pszczyna region is the Dukes'
residence - since 1847 - a seat for the richest aristocratic family
at the time - the Hochbergs and the hunting mansion in Kobiór-Promnice.
The municipality's northern part is covered by Pszczyńskie Forest,
the remains of a former primeval forest. The bison reserve in Jankowice
is a real attraction, currently about thirty five bison live in
this reserve within an area of 800 ha. The popular health resort
Goczałkowice - Zdrój lies on Goczałkowickie Lake. Moreover, there
is also an artificial lake on Pszczynka River, called the Łącki
Reservoir. Local sanatoriums utilize reach deposits of therapeutic
mud and brine which are useful for healing rheumatic diseases. The
District is also rich in coal and natural gas. Taking in consideration
the District's historic heritage, it's splendid monuments and picturesque
landscape, architectural curiosities and holiday centres as well
as recreational amenities - the municipality and many private businesses
are doing their best to make tourism one of the municipality's main
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Great efforts are made to develop educational centres in
the District of Pszczyna. It is well worth mentioning that there are two
Dedactic Departments of the Politechnical High School in Crocow - the
Department of Land Engineering Sciences (since 1998), whose seat is the
Secondary School in Gilowice, and the Department of Environment Protection
Engineering with its' seat in the Secondary Agricultural School in Pszczyna.
In the Pszczyna District there are 8 groups of secondary schools.
The Pszczyna District's road as well as piping and telecomunication
systems are very well developed. The sewerage and gas networks are being
very intensily developed at the time. There are the communal sewege plants
in the area.
Despite the District's agricultural character, the number of small and medium enterprises is gradually growing. There are 9000 economic entities registered in the area. The authorities representing both - the local communes and the whole District are trying to attract more investment into the industry of Miedźna, Pszczyna and Suszec. The Commune of Pawłowice is the member of Special Economic Area - Subarea of Jastrzębie - Żory while the territory of Miedźna Commune have been established as the Communal Special Economic Area.
Starostwo Powiatowe w Pszczynie
43-200 Pszczyna, ul. 3 Maja 10
tel. 0(prefix)32 2103369, fax: 2103540
www.powiat.pszczyna.pl
e-mail:powiat@powiat.pszczyna.p