HISTORY :
10 th century -- the commencement of settlements first, under Czech and since 990 under Polish administration,
1000 --- the polish Bishopie in Wroclaw is established
12 th century -- first location of the city,
1232 -- lay out of the market,
1335 -- city belongs to Crown Czech,
1526 -- city is occupied by Habsburgs and belongs to Austrian Monarchy,
1741 -- Wroc³aw governed by Prussians,
1791 -- Royal School of Art, Architecture and Handiwork is founded
1807 -- city is occupied by Napoleon Army,
1868 -- city area is extended by surrounding villages,
1945 -- end of the Second World War and Wroc³aw belongs to Poland by agreement of Postdam Conference.
CITY HALL AUTHORITIES :
Municipal Council --- 70 councillors elected for 4 years
City Board :
Mayor
Vice Mayor ---- 3
Members of City Board ---- 3
CITY BUDGET EXPENSES FOR 1994 ( milion zl) :
Total ---- 3.143.424.
Agriculture ---- 600
Municipal economy --- 958.793
Housing administrarion --- 554.706
Education ------------ 681.939
Culture and Arts --- 119.370
Health Care -------- 329.335
Social services--- 107.748
Sport ----------------- 24.500
Tourism and Recreation ----- 2.808
Municipal Administration ----- 166.939
Other expenses ---------------- 59.450
Reserve -------------------------- 132.236
MUNICIPAL ECONOMY :
Apartments in total ( 1992 yr) ------ 205 000.
Living space
( apartment sq meters per 1 inhabitant ) 18,5 m2
Water system ( 1992 yr) 1068 km.
Sewage system ( 1992 yr) 720,2 km
Gas system ( 1992 yr) 1129,8 km.
Heat system (1992 yr) 180,2 km.
Water consumption in the City ( 1992 yr dam 2)
- households 48504,5
- industry 74595,2
Electric energy consumption
in households ( 1992 yr MWh) 401730
Gas consumption
( 1992 yr M3 per 1 inhabitant ) 1060,7
POPULATION ( thousand) :
- 1946 --- 186,4
- 1950 --- 314,1
- 1960 --- 438,4
- 1980 --- 617,7
- 1990 --- 643,2
- 1993 --- 641, 8
AGE STRUCTURE :
- 0 - 19 years ------ 27,4 % of population
- 20 - 39 years ---- 30,0 %
- 40 - 64 years ---- 31,8 %
- 65 and over ------ 10,8 %
NATURAL CHANGES IN POPULATION
STRUCTURE ( 1993 yr )
Births ----- 4204
Deaths --- 4531
Natality rate - 327
SEX STRUCTURE :
Women --- 337 200
Men ------ 303 500
NUMBER OF RELIGIONS
AND RELIGIOSOUS ASSOCIATIONS --- 30
EMPLOYMENT (thousand) :
Total 198,1 .
Industry --- 55,2 .
Construction --- 21,8
Transport ---- 14,6
Trade ----- 15,4
Agriculture and forest services ---- 2,8
Non productive ---------------------- 78,1
Housing administration
and municipal economy----------- 5,0
Technical education -------------- 2,1
Education --------------------------- 30,6
Arts and culture ------------------ 3,2
Health care social welfare ---- 21,7
INDUSTRY :
- Economic entities involved in economie activity ----- 48 504
In that :
- Public sector ------- 1,4 %
- Private sector ---- 98,6 %
- Stateown Enterprises ( 1992 ) --- 162 (195)
- Commercial Companies ( 1993yr) -- 2892
- Persons involved in economic activity -- 44 824
Industry branches :
- electrical
- food
- fuel - means of energy
- chemical
- metal
- paper - wood
- lighting
- metallurgical
- natural sources
- means of transportation
Chamber of Commers 3
Chamber of Handiwork 1
TRADE :
Shops ---- 5492
Employed --- 15 400
Food stores ---- 28,2 %
Cloth stores ---- 7,9 %
Liquor shops --- 0,3 %
Other -------- 52,3 %
NUMBER OF BANKS 27
NUMBER OF INSURANCE COMPANIES 21
TRANSPORTATION :
Length of roads ------ 1345 km
Number of registered vehicles ( 1992 yr) --- 169 000
Cars ------------ 145 441
Trucks --------- 20 529
Buses --------- 1 800
Motocycles ----- 5 900
Filling stations ---- 25
Municipal Transportation :
- buses ----- 426
- bus lines -- 61
- length of bus lines -- 374 km
- trams ---- 450
- tram lines --- 25
- lenthg of tram lines ----- 88 km
Number of taxis ---- 5.000
Railway transportation :
- Railway junction---- 11 crossing routes
Air transportation :
- international air port --- 1
- number of domestic flights ----- 4
- number of international flights --- 3
- charter flights during summer time --- 5
Water transportation:
- cargo port --- 1
- passenger port --- 2
TELECOMUNICATION :
Post offices ----- 71
Telephone subscribers ------ 107 000
86 300 private
Public telephone booths --- 1. 400.
TOURISM :
Places of accommodation : 39
number number of beds
Hotels 13 2.538.
Motels 1 148
Houses for groups 6 526
Youth hostels 2 164
Campigrouds 3 212
Bivouac sites 1 200
Private house accom. 1 78
Other 14 1554
Travel agencies -------- 76
Tourist quides ( in 1992 yr) ---- 473
Tourist Information Centre Wroc³aw Branch
Rynek 14 tel. 44 31 11
MAIN MONUMENTS :
- The Gothic Town Hall ( 13 th - 16 th century )
- The St. John the Baptist Cathedral ( 14 th century )
- The Middleage urban complex Ostrów Tumski
- The Baroque building of Ossolineum
- The University Barouqe building ( 18 th century )
- The " Na Piasku " Gothic church of Holy Virgin Mary
( 16 th century ) - The monumental houses on the Market Square
- The Renaissance and Baroque houses on Solny Square
- The St. Adalbert Gothic church with Barouqe chapel
- The St. Dorota , St. Stanis³aw and St. Waclaw Gothic church ( 14 th century )
- The Corpus - Christi Gothic church ( 14 th - 15 th century )
- The Hala Ludowa hall ( beginning of 20 th century in constructivism style )
GASTRONOMY :
Total ---- 334
- restaurants --- 40
- cafes ----------- 51
- bars ----------- 197
- movable stands ---- 46
HEALTH CARE :
Hospitals --- 14 with 6414 beds
Dispensaries ----- 178
Private medical practices -- 728
Private dental practices ----- 360
Pharmacies --------------- 103
HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES :
Medical doctors ---- 2.400
Dentists -------------- 535
Pharmacists -------- 115
Nurses --------------- 4748
SOCIAL WELFARE :
Homes of social welfare -------------- 13
including :
- pensioner homes --------------------- 3
- children homes ------------------------ 3
- baby home ----------------------------- 1
special homes -------------------------- 4
including :
- home for people suffering from nerve diseases--- 1
- home for handicapped children under 3 years ---- 1
EDUCATION :
number number of
pupils / studens
Kindergartens 185 15. 000
Primary schools 130 75. 700
Secondary schools 35 15. 200
Trade schools 213 39. 800
Colleges and universities 9 50. 000
RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES:
Internacional Laboratory of High Magnetic Fields and Low Temperatures
Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy
Institute of Mathematics
Institute of Literature Studies
ARTS AND CULTURE :
numbers number of yearly
of seats performances
Polski Theatre 1.583 341
State Contemporary Theatre 377 216
Wroc³aw Pantomime Theatre - 32
Wroc³aw Puppet Theatre 297 300
The J. Grotowski Centre of Theatre
and Culture Studies 166 18
Centre of OpenTheatre "Kalambur " 144 138
State Opera 720 147
Wroc³aw Music Theatre (Operetta) 832 116
State Philharmony 501 236
Wroc³aw Chamber Choir
"Cantores Minores Vratislavienses " - 59
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Number of permanent cinemas ----------- 15
Museums :
- Ethnografical
- Archaeological
- Museum of Architecture
- Museum of natural sciences
- Museum of Post and Telecommunication
- Museum of Stones and Gems
- Geological
- Archidiocesial
- Museum of Medal Engraving Art
- National
- Historical
Rac³awice Panorama
Several art galleries
Libraries :
libraries -- 98 with 1.096 511volumes
including:
libraries and branches --- 88
library stands --------------- 10
PERIODIC CULTURAL EVENTS :
Jazz Festival "Jazz nad Odr¹ "
Actor's Song Review
Polish Festival of Contemporary Theatre Art
"Days of Old Mastere Music "
International Oratorio -Cantata Festival
"Wratislavia Cantans "
International Meeting of Open Theatre
Wroc³aw Meeting of Single Actor's Theatre and Small Theatrical Forms
International Festival WRO ( Visual Music -like realizations )
MAIN CULTURE CLUBS :
KMPIK ( Club of International Press and Books )
Tourists' Club of Music and Literature
International Club for tall People
Artist's Association
Telecommunication Club
Teacher's Club
Alpinist's Club
Polish Yacht Club
Esperantist's Club "ESPERANTO - CLUBO "
Academic Culture Centre "Pa³acyk "
Books and Press for Sailors Club
LOCAL NEWSPAPERS :
S³owo Polskie ----------- daily circulation -- 100 000 - 120 000copies
----------- Saturday edition -- 150 000 copies
Gazeta Robotnicza -------- daily circulation -- 60 000 copies
------ S. e. ------------------- 350 000 - 450 000 copies
Gazeta Dolnol¹ska ----- supplement to Gazeta Wyborcza
------ daily circulation -- 35 000 copies
------ saturday edition -- 56 000 copies
Wieczór Wroc³awia ------ daily circulation --- 40 000 copies
------- Saturday edition ---- 110 000 copies
Odra ---------------------- quartly magazine -- circulation - 4 500 copies
Nowe ¯ycie ----------------- monthly magazine
-- circulation --- 15 000 copies
Notatnik teatralny -------- quartly magazine -- circulation 3 000 copies
LOCAL RADIO BROADCASTING STATIONS :
Polish Radio Wroc³aw -- 71, 33 MHz
102,3 MHz
Radio Wroc³aw 100,2 MHz
Radio Serc 100,6 MHz
Radio Eska 73,2 MHz
LOCAL TELEVISION BROADCASTING STATIONS :
Private Television " ECHO " chanel 28
Wroc³aw Television chanel 25
TV " Pi¹tka " chanel 42
SPORTS AND RECREATION :
Sport stadiums 11
Sport halls 8
Outdoor and indoor swimming pools 25
Skating - rinks 3
Other 10