Bytom

American

[bi-tawm] / ˈbɪ tɔm /

noun

a city in S Poland.

Bytom British

/ ˈbitɔm /

noun

German name: Beuthen. an industrial city in SW Poland, in Upper Silesia: under Prussian and German rule from 1742 to 1945. Pop: 185 793 (2007 est)

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He spoke as he visited the Central Mining Rescue Station in Bytom, in southern Poland.

From Seattle Times

Bytom is still suffering from its last botched attempt to transition from coal in the 1990s.

From Reuters

Most mines were closed in a post-communist restructuring of Poland’s coal industry between 1996 and 2005, and Bytom’s death spiral began.

From Reuters

Today, Bytom has the highest unemployment rate among towns in Silesia, Poland’s coal-mining heartland.

From Reuters

Today, as Bytom’s mayor, Wolosz is fighting again, this time for a share of a new European Union fund designed to shift coal-dependent regions towards a greener economy.

From Reuters

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