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Chrzanów County

City: Chrzanów County

Country: Republic of Poland

    Address: Starostwo Powiatowe w Chszanowie ul. Partyzantów 2 32 - 500 Chrzanów POLSKA

Official page: powiat-chrzanowski.pl

Cooperation agreement: 24.02.2016

    Chrzanów County - is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland, formed on January 1, 1999, as a result of administrative reform. The county is located in the western part of the province. The administrative center is the city of Chrzanow. The population as of 2020 is 124,190 people, the area is 371.6 km2. Chrzanow County consists of 5 communes: Alvernia, Chrzanow, Libenz, Trzebinia and Babice.

    The area of ​​Chrzanow County on its largest historical scale is one of the oldest settlement centers in Poland. The history of the Chrzanów district is connected with the extraction of zinc and lead ores, from which a large amount of silver was also obtained.

    The first mention of Chrzanów dates back to the 12th century. During the First Polish Republic, the lands of the present county belonged to the Kraków County from 1397 and were subordinated to the elders in Kraków. From 1846 they belonged to the Grand Duchy of Cracow, included in Austria.

    The dominant industries in Chrzanów County include fuel and energy building machinery, mining, clothing and food. The largest enterprises of Chrzanów district: Alwernia S.A. Chemical Plant, Janinsky Mining Plant in Libya (Southern Coal Concern), production and commercial enterprise Dolomit sp.z o.o. in Libiąż, Libet SA in Libya - cobblestones, Thermoplast sp. Z o.o. in Libiąż ​​- manufacturer of PVC windows and profiles, Refinery Trzebinia SA built into Polski Koncern Naftowy, which produces a wide range of intermediates for the processing of crude oil, lubricating oils and mullets, the Siersza Power Plant in Trzebinia was the first in Poland to implement and receive the ISO 14001 certificate,

    LB Profile in Chrzanow is a consortium with German capital that produces plastic products - mainly PVC profiles (member of the Litchfield Group of Companies) and others.

    Well-developed recreation centers with recreational and sports facilities are waiting for tourists. Chrzanów County is a great place for weekend tourism. Here you can see numerous sacred buildings, castles, residences and estates.