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| | name = Zator | | name = Zator | ||
| | image_skyline = | | image_skyline = Poland Zator church.jpg | ||
| | image_caption = | | image_caption = St. Wojciech and St. George church (1393) | ||
| | image_shield = POL Zator COA.svg | | image_shield = POL Zator COA.svg | ||
| | pushpin_map = Poland | | pushpin_map = Poland | ||
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| '''Zator''' {{IPAc-pl|'|z|a|t|o|r}} ({{lang-de|Neuenstadt an der Schaue}}, ]: ''Naojśtaod'') is an old town on the ] river within ], ] (since 1999) in southern ]. From 1975 to 1998 it belonged to the ]. It is the administrative seat of the ]. | '''Zator''' {{IPAc-pl|'|z|a|t|o|r}} ({{lang-de|Neuenstadt an der Schaue}}, ]: ''Naojśtaod'') is an old town on the ] river within ], ] (since 1999) in southern ]. From 1975 to 1998 it belonged to the ]. It is the administrative seat of the ]. | ||
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| Original a part of ], the area was acquired by the ] Duke ] by an 1274 agreement with the Polish Princeps ]. Zator then belonged to the Upper Silesian ] and after Władysław's death in 1281 fell to the ]. It received ] in 1292. | Original a part of ], the area was acquired by the ] Duke ] by an 1274 agreement with the Polish Princeps ]. Zator then belonged to the Upper Silesian ] and after Władysław's death in 1281 fell to the ]. It received ] in 1292. | ||
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| ==Notable people== | ==Notable people== | ||
| *] (1887 - 1942), economist and politician | * ] (1887 - 1942), economist and politician | ||
| ==Twin towns== | ==Twin towns== | ||
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See also: Zator, Masovian Voivodeship Place in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland| Zator | |
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 St. Wojciech and St. George church (1393) | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland |
| County | Oświęcim |
| Gmina | Zator |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Zbigniew Biernat |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.53 km (4.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,726 |
| • Density | 320/km (840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 32-640 |
| Car plates | KOS |
| Website | http://www.zator.pl |
Zator (Template:Lang-de, Vilamovian: Naojśtaod) is an old town on the Skawa river within Oświęcim County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999) in southern Poland. From 1975 to 1998 it belonged to the Bielsko-Biała Voivodeship. It is the administrative seat of the Gmina Zator.
Original a part of Lesser Poland, the area was acquired by the Silesian Piast Duke Władysław of Opole by an 1274 agreement with the Polish Princeps Bolesław V the Chaste. Zator then belonged to the Upper Silesian Duchy of Opole and after Władysław's death in 1281 fell to the Duchy of Cieszyn. It received town privileges in 1292.
From 1315 on Zator belonged to the Duchy of Oświęcim split off Cieszyn and in 1445 even became the capital of a Piast duchy in its own right, the Duchy of Zator under Duke Wenceslaus I, a Bohemian vassal. It finally fell back to the Kingdom of Poland, when in 1494 Wenceslaus' son Jan V sold his lands to King John I Albert.
From 1564 Zator had been incorporated into the Kraków Voivodeship of Lesser Poland; in the course of the 1772 First Partition of Poland it was annexed by the Habsburg Monarchy under Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and incorporated into the Austrian Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. After the dissolution of Austria–Hungary by the 1919 Treaty of Saint-Germain Zator again fell to Poland.
Notable people
- Roman Rybarski (1887 - 1942), economist and politician
Twin towns
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in PolandZator is twinned with:
Berekfürdő, Hungary
Bojnice, Slovakia
External links
49°59′47″N 19°26′17″E / 49.99639°N 19.43806°E / 49.99639; 19.43806
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