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town of See also:Germany, in the Prussian See also:province of See also:Silesia, on the Klodnitz, and the railway between See also:Oppeln and See also:Cracow, 40 M. S.E. of the former town. Pop. (1875) 14,156; (1905) 61,324. It possesses two See also:Protestant and four See also:Roman See also:Catholic churches, a See also:synagogue, a See also:mining school, a See also:convent, a See also:hospital, two orphanages, and See also:barracks. Gleiwitz is the centre of the mining See also:industry of Upper Silesia. Besides the royal foundry, with which are connected See also:machine manufactories and See also:boiler-See also:works, there are other foundries, See also:meal See also:mills and manufactories of See also:wire, See also:gas pipes, See also:cement and See also:paper. See B. Nietsche, Geschichte der Stadt Gleiwitz (1886); and Seidel, See also:Die konigliche Eisengiesserei zu Gleiwitz (See also:Berlin, 1896).

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