Chorzów

American

[haw-zhoof] / ˈhɔ ʒʊf /

noun

a city in southern Poland.

Chorzów British

/ ˈxɔʒuf /

noun

German name: Königshütte. an industrial city in SW Poland: under German administration from 1794 to 1921. Pop: 113 739 (2007 est)

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His 19 June concert at the Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, Poland, was also cancelled "due to formal and legal reasons", the venue said in April.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

The town of Chorzów itself was one of the first invaded by German forces at the outset of the conflict in September 1939.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

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