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630: 422: 866: 890: 878: 902: 324: 33: 837: 58: 48: 851: 1298: 77: 803: 777: 705: 520: 816: 764: 790: 145: 1179: 84: 651:. The cross-border passenger line was closed in 1945 when the town was given to Poland and remained closed until 2010. In 2010 the cross-border railway connection was reconstructed and is now operated by passenger trains from Kořenov. The railway connection to Jelenia Góra plays a minor role, since the scale of the mining industry in the town's vicinity has decreased. 325: 508:, landlords of Schreiberhau. The glass industry of the village was dominated by the Preußler family for the next 200 years. In 1842 Franz Pohl, son-in-law of the last Preußler, persuaded Count Schaffgotsch to establish a new glass factory in Schreiberhau. This 621:, in 1953–1959, Poland admitted 181 North Korean orphans in Szklarska Poręba. The village gained the status of a town in 1959. In 1963, a mass grave of POWs murdered by the Germans in World War II was discovered. 495:
and produced famous herbal medicines, have made their mark in the history of the region. Over time the glass factory moved deeper into the mountains. In 1617 the Preußler family migrated from the southern,
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founded the Silesian Artistic Weaving Workshop with an exhibition gallery, which existed until 1919. Later, younger artists formed the St. Lukas artists' association. In 1925 the first winter games of the
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moved to the village and greatly contributed to its development. Among the refugees was Marie Pluch, which gave the district Marysin its name. Experts on
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Around 1900 several artists discovered the beauty of the countryside and formed the Schreiberhau artists' colony, among them
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became the largest and best glass factory in Silesia, while Schreiberhau greatly expanded to become the largest village in
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Bartkowski, Zbigniew (1972). "Obozy pracy przymusowej i obozy jenieckie na Ziemi Jeleniogróskiej w latach 1939–1945".
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and was given the name Szklarska Poręba which literally means "glass clearing". In accordance to the
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The land on which the village was founded was bought in the 13th century from Duke
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Our Lady of the Rosary church, the oldest preserved church in Szklarska Poręba
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and received a concession to run a movable glass factory from the counts of
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Organized Sport and Organized Labour: The Workers' Sports Movement
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Historia Miasta official website of Szklarska Poręba
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Following the 18:Place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland 1238: 1224: 1057: 1001:Słownik Biograficzny Ziemi Jeleniogórskiej 696:marathon is held in the town since 1976. 397:, 26 kilometres (16 miles) south-west of 1148: 1129: 1076: 703: 681:events were held in Szklarska Poręba in 628: 518: 420: 83: 1346: 637:The town used to be connected via the 561:Socialist Workers' Sport International 377:, Szklarska Poręba is situated in the 1369:14th-century establishments in Poland 1245: 1219: 1207:Szklarska Poręba - gallery, news, map 964: 962: 960: 958: 393:in the west, at 440–886 m above 317: 220:75.44 km (29.13 sq mi) 1374:Populated riverside places in Poland 1053: 1051: 1015: 943:. Statistics Poland. 15 October 2019 633:Szklarska Poręba Górna train station 1134:. Stuttgart: Alfred Kröner Verlag. 1062:(in Polish). Vol. X. Wrocław: 609:. The Josephinenhütte was moved to 601:and the village was resettled with 13: 955: 14: 1385: 1172: 1048: 731:(1881–1970), Czech-Polish painter 699: 1296: 1177: 1157:: Trescher Verlag. p. 263. 1064:Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich 900: 888: 876: 864: 849: 835: 814: 801: 788: 775: 762: 500:side of the Karkonosze ridge to 143: 82: 75: 56: 46: 31: 1364:Ski areas and resorts in Poland 1123: 1029:Journal of Contemporary History 441:(now Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój in 405:, thanks to wide range of both 1256:Seat (not part of the county): 1093: 1070: 1034: 989: 980: 929: 719:(1851–1925), German geographer 597:, the German inhabitants were 557:International Workers Olympiad 1: 1107:(in Polish). 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Szklarska Poręba is located in Poland
50°50′N 15°32′E / 50.833°N 15.533°E / 50.833; 15.533
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