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Gliwice

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Gli·wi·ce  (gl-vts, gl-vts)
A city of south-central Poland west-northwest of Katowice. Chartered in 1276, it was ceded by Austria to Prussia in 1742 and assigned to Poland by the Potsdam Conference in 1945. Population: 199,000.
Gliwice (Polish) [gliˈvitsɛ]
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(Placename) an industrial city in S Poland. Pop.: 212 164 (1999 est.) German name Gleiwitz


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