Chorzów is believed to be first mentioned as Zversov or Zuersov ( u and v were written similar in Middle Ages ) in a document of 1136 by Pope Innocent II as village with peasants, silver miners and two inns.

In a qualifier for the 1974 World Cup against Poland in Chorzów on 6 June 1973, Ball became only the second England player to be sent off in a full international, after grabbing Lesław Ćmikiewicz by the throat and kneeing him in the groin after a player scuffle.

In 2010, the Charity was paid to be ' sponsor ' of Ruch Chorzów, one of Poland's top football teams.

Chorzów is one of the central districts of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union-a metropolis with a population of 2 million.

Chorzów is one of the cities of the 2. 7 million conurbation-the Katowice urban area and within a greater Silesian metropolitan area with the population of about 5, 294, 000 people The population within the city limits is 113, 162 ( June 2009 ).

In 1934 the industrial communities of Chorzów, Królewska Huta and Nowe Hajduki were merged into one municipality with 81, 000 inhabitants.

Polish property was confiscated, and Chorzów ( with the balance of Polish Silesia ) was promptly re-incorporated into German Silesia ( Preußische Provinz Schlesien, from 1941 Oberschlesien ); the Upper Silesian industry being one the pillars of the Nazi Germany war effort.

The future opponent of Dębica's side in the Cup of Poland, Ruch Chorzów, was one of top Polish teams, placing in the fourth location in the First Division ( behind Lech Poznań, Legia Warszawa and ŁKS Łódź ).

The most important gig of 2004 was at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, where the band opened for Metallica in front of 50, 000 people.

It borders the cities of Chorzów, Siemianowice Śląskie, Sosnowiec, Mysłowice, Lędziny, Tychy, Mikołów, Ruda Śląska and Czeladź.

The system spreads for more than 50 kilometres ( east-west ) and covers the following cities: Będzin, Bytom, Chorzów, Czeladź, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Gliwice, Katowice, Mysłowice, Ruda Śląska, Siemianowice Śląskie, Sosnowiec, Świętochłowice, and Zabrze.

Nearby cities of Katowice and Gliwice are far larger academic centers than Chorzów.

The city of Chorzów was formed in 1934-1939 by a merger of 4 adjacent cities: Chorzów, Królewska Huta, Nowe Hajduki and Hajduki Wielkie.

In 2007, Chorzów became a part of Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a voluntary union of a continuous chain of cities aimed at increasing the poor visibility of the area, improving its competitiveness, and modernizing the infrastructure.

Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach has faculties in five cities in the region: Katowice, Sosnowiec, Cieszyn, Chorzów and Rybnik.

Chorzów is in the middle of the largest urban center in Poland.

In 2007, Chorzów became a part of Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, effectively forming the largest legally recognized urban entity in Poland.

The town is the 5th largest in its voivodeship, and is a major railway junction, where the west-east line ( Poznań-Toruń ) crosses the Polish Coal Trunk-Line from Chorzów to Gdynia.

Towards the end of 19 century, Chorzów experienced a revival of Polish national feelings.

* On July 5, 2005, during U2's performance of the song New Year's Day at a stadium in Chorzów, Poland, the audience of 70, 000 waved colored articles of clothing to form a giant Polish flag of white and red: fans on the pitch waved red, those in the bleachers waved white.

Legia also won its first Polish SuperCup defeating Ruch Chorzów 3 – 0 in 1989.

Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia.

* Stadion Śląski ( Silesian Stadium ) in Chorzów ( football )-this stadium is designated by Polish Football Association as Poland national football team's official national stadium.

It went up against Beijing's Olympic Stadium and the Polish city of Chorzów.

In the 12 century, the castellany of Bytom, including the Chorzów area, belonged to the province of Kraków.

With the discovery of bituminous coal deposits at the end of the 18th century by a local church priest, new industrial sectors developed in the Chorzów area.

Alder was born in the industrial area of Königshütte, Silesia ( modern day Chorzów, Upper Silesia, Poland ), where he received his early schooling.

The system is spread over more than 50 kilometres ( east-west axis ) and covers thirteen towns in the Upper Silesia metropolitan area ( Southern Poland ) and their suburbs ( Katowice, the capital town of the region, Będzin, Bytom, Chorzów, Czeladź, Dąbrowa Górnicza, Gliwice, Mysłowice, Ruda Śląska, Siemianowice Śląskie, Sosnowiec, Świętochłowice, and Zabrze ), which is densely industrialised ( coal, coke, steel and other industries ; though decreasing since 1990s ) and inhabited by more than 2 million people.

Chorzów within the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union.

* Chorzów is well connected within the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union with bus lines and tram lines.

In 1179 it was awarded by Duke Casimir the Just to the Duke of Opole, and since that time the history of Chorzów has been connected to the history of Upper Silesia ( Duchy of Opole ).

In the Upper Silesia plebiscite a majority of 31, 864 voters voted to remain in Germany while 10, 764 votes were given for Poland Following three Silesian uprisings, the eastern part of Silesia, including Chorzów and Królewska Huta, was separated from Germany and awarded to Poland in 1922.

* Upper Silesian Ethnographic Park in Chorzów

Schygulla's childhood home in Chorzów | Königshütte, Upper Silesia, now in Poland

Administratively, Chorzów is in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, previously Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, the Silesian Voivodeship.

Nine million people live within 100 km of Silesian Stadium in Chorzów.

In the Silesian part of the Silesian Voivodeship RAŚ had the following percentage of votes: Chorzów area-17, 50 %, Katowice area-15. 96 %, Rybnik area-14. 57 %, Gliwice area-8. 70 % and Bielsko-Biała area-1. 58 % ( actually only half of Bielsko-Biała lies within Silesia ).

Generally, the average result in Silesia within the Silesian Voivodeship ( Katowice, Chorzów, Rybnik and Gliwice areas ) was nearly 15 %.

Silesian Stadium () is a sport stadium located between Chorzów and Katowice, Silesia, Poland.

In April 1939 the settlement of Hajduki Wielkie with 30, 000 inhabitants was added to Chorzów.

Chorzów was occupied by Soviet Red Army in January 1945 with the subsequent persecution of many ethnic Silesians and Germans.

At the end of World War II, Chorzów ( with the balance of Silesia ) was re-incorporated into Poland.

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Shilton in the summer of 1973 kept three clean sheets as England defeated Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland, while drawing with Czechoslovakia – a match which earned Shilton his tenth cap – as a warm-up to a crucial World Cup qualifier against Poland in Chorzów a week later.

In their first game in the top flight Górnik beat local rivals Ruch Chorzów 3-1, with 25, 000 in attendance ; the club finished the season in 6th place.

In early 1939, the municipality of Hajduki Wielkie merged with Chorzów, which led to the club taking on its current name Ruch Chorzów.

On July 2, 1939, Pogoń played last pre-war official home game, drawing 1-1 with AKS Chorzów.

The first line was 36. 5 km long and connected Gliwice with Piekary Śląskie through Zabrze, Chebzie, Chorzów and Bytom, another connected Katowice and Siemianowice.