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Będzin -
A Friendly City
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A unique history and abundant
nature, these are the factors that have shaped
the Będzin landscape.
Thanks to the attractive viewing areas, each visitor
to the city on the Czarna Przemsza River (that
used to be surrounded by a 1,000 m of fortifications
and 13 keeps) can admire picturesque views and
historic sights among green scenery. The main
local sites include a Castle, St Trinity Church,
St Dorothy's Church and the palace of the Mieroszewski
and Ciechanowski family, including manor buildings
and park complexes. At the turn of the 20th c,
industry became the main developmental factor
in Będzin, so the local landscape also includes
former industrial sites that need to be reclaimed,
such as the facilities of Brzozowica strip mine
and Grodziec Cement Plant (established in 1857),
the first such plant in Poland.
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Urząd Miejski w Będzinie
(Będzin City Office)
ul. 11 Listopada 20,
42-500 Będzin
tel./fax +48 32 267 75 32
e-mail: promocja@um.bedzin.pl,
www.um.bedzin.pl
www.bedzin.pl
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Today, although we can estimate the importance
of industry, we know now how to avoid the bad
experiences of our ancestors and prevent the degradation
of the environment. In Będzin, care for the town's
cultural heritage and respect for the natural
environment are important elements of local community
awareness. The condition of the city environment
and improvements in its aesthetic attributes,
as well as efforts to achieve a spatial order,
keeping the city clean and caring for fauna and
flora are issues close to the hearts of local
residents in Będzin. A strong emphasis is placed
on ecological education of the children and youth.
Each year, all local nursery, primary and secondary
schools actively participate in the "Clean Up
the World" action and "Earth Festival". The local
administration provides financing for "Ecological
Workshops" and in the municipality ecological
routes are established in areas with special natural
attributes. For over 10 years, educational camps
have been organized at the Ecological Education
Center in Rogoźnik to make children and their
parents acquainted with ecological issues.
The Będzin Municipality works to create an image
of the town as being friendly to nature and to
people. "A Program for the Protection of the Air
in the Będzin Municipality" directed at low emissions
has been developed along with a six-year implementation
schedule. In order to achieve the expected ecological
and economic results, all entities responsible
for the emission of pollutants must join the Program
and financial securities for the enterprise must
be sought at all available sources.
To encourage local residents to give up coal fueled
heating, the municipality has implemented a system
for co-financing from G.F.O.Ś. and G.W. in a project
aimed at the elimination of solid fuel powered
heating systems.
Moreover, local authorities have undertaken to
create a modern system for municipal waste management.
A draft project for Waste Management System has
been developed in cooperation with DEPA-DANCEE
Danish Environmental Protection Agency.
However, ecology is only one aspect of reality.
While appreciating its advantages and existing
potential, the town consistently follows the guidelines
of "the Strategy for the Development of Będzin"
to improve its "weak points". It has already managed
to develop its hotel infrastructure. Six cycling
routes have been prepared and a competition for
"the revitalization of the historic area of the
Grodziec cement plant" has been decided.
When a town is aware of its weak points, works
consistently to eliminate them knows where to
acquire funds from, and more importantly, has
a strong determination to achieve its goals, it
is bound to succeed.
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