Biały Kamień, Wałbrzych

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Biały Kamień
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Coordinates: 50°46′53″N 16°15′14″E / 50.78139°N 16.25389°E / 50.78139; 16.25389
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipLower Silesia
CountyWałbrzych
CityWałbrzych
First historical mention1305
Incorporated into city1951
Population
 (2014)
 • Total
14 278[1]
Vehicle registrationDB

Biały Kamień (German: Weisstein, Latin: Albus Lapis), formerly an independent city, is a residential district and administrative unit located in the western part of Wałbrzych.[2] It is best known for having the oldest record of coal mining in the Wałbrzych region, dated 1561,[3] and for being the home of the football club Zagłębie Wałbrzych.

References

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  1. ^ Liczba mieszkańców dzielnic Wałbrzycha (in Polish), nasz.walbrzych.pl, 16 April 2014, retrieved 2017-11-22
  2. ^ Zarządzenie Ministrów: Administracji Publicznej i Ziem Odzyskanych z dnia 7 maja 1946 r. o przywróceniu i ustaleniu urzędowych nazw miejscowości. (in Polish), vol. M.P. 1946 nr 44 poz. 85, Sejm
  3. ^ Heinrich Bartsch (1969), Unvergessene Waldenburger Heimat (in German), Norden (Ostfriesland), pp. 356–357{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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