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Görlitz

American  
[gœr-lits] / ˈgœr lɪts /

noun

  1. a city in E Germany, on the Neisse River, at the Polish boundary.


Görlitz British  
/ ˈɡœrlɪts /

noun

  1. a city in E Germany, in Saxony on the Neisse River: divided in 1945, the area on the E bank of the river becoming the Polish town of Zgorzelec . Pop: 58 518 (2003 est)

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At the bridge linking the Polish town of Zgorzelec to its German sister city of Görlitz, wires erected for electrifying the railway line abruptly stop where Germany begins.

From New York Times ● Oct. 22, 2022

Born in Görlitz, a town of 55,000 that hugs the Polish border, Kretschmer served in the federal parliament for 15 years before running for the state premiership in 2017.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 15, 2022

The picturesque German city Görlitz, which borders Poland, is offering free lodging and studio space in exchange for feedback on what potential residents would like from a city.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 25, 2019

Dehmelt was born in Görlitz, Germany, in 1922, to a couple that struggled for economic survival in the post-war years of turmoil and hyper-inflation.

From Nature ● May 16, 2017

His appeal was in vain and he was forced to leave Görlitz.

From Spiritual Reformers in the 16th & 17th Centuries by Rufus Matthew Jones

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