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Zawiercie
Zawiercie
is a
city
in the
Silesian Voivodeship
of southern
Poland
with 51,880 inhabitants (2011). It is situated in the
Kraków-Czestochowa Upland
near the source of the
Warta River
. The city has also historically been known by the names Zaveyurchy, Zavertse, Zavirtcha, and Zavyerche. The town lies near the
historical region
of
Silesia
, but belongs to
Lesser Poland
. In 1945, it was made a part of the
Katowice Voivodeship
. Zawiercie is home to a sports club
Warta Zawiercie
, established in 1921.
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