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In the years 1919-1921 there were three Silesian uprisings, in which the inhabitants of Żory also took part.
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After 1740 Zory went under Prussian rule.
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A number of fires, including but not limited to:
1552 - half the city burned down
1661 - the wooden church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary burned down
1702 - the wooden buildings of the city burned down
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In 1272 the prince of Opole and Racibórz, Wladyslaw, created the town of Żory, which was supposed to guard an important trade route from Silesia to Małopolska.
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On February 24, 1272 the prince of Opole-Racibórz Władysław signed an agreement containing the decision to move the village under his authority and the location of the town (under Magdeburg law). It had an oval shape with rectangular market, two gates (Cracow and Cieszyn) and walls.
