Zielona Góra [ʑeˈlɔna ˈgura] ( listen) (German: Grünberg in Schlesien) is a city in Lower Silesia, in western Poland, with 118,730 inhabitants within the city limits (2004) and 294,000 inhabitants within the metropolitan area, including two neighbouring counties (2005).
Zielona Góra has been in Lubusz Voivodeship since 1999, prior to which it was the capital of Zielona Góra Voivodeship from 1975–98. It is the seat of Lubusz Voivodeship's elected assembly (sejmik) and executive (the seat of the centrally-appointed governor or voivode being Gorzów Wielkopolski). The city's name, in both Polish and German, means "green mountain".
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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