Ząbkowice Śląskie
Location
Ząbkowice Śląskie is located in the southern part of the Dolnośląskie Voivodeship in the district of Ząbkowice.
Ząbkowice Poviat is inhabited by about 65.000 people, and it includes, apart from Ząbkowice Śląskie the city of Bardo, Ziębice and Złoty Stok
The number of inhabitants in the town Ząbkowice Śląskie is currently about 15.000 people. Ząbkowice Śląskie is one of the oldest towns in Lower Silesia. They are situated at the intersection of two historically significant economic routes: from Wrocław to Prague and from Katowice (through Kędzierzyn Koźle, Nysa along the entire Sudeckie Przedgórze, Świdnica, Jawor, Legnica), all the way to Berlin.
History of Ząbkowice Śląskie
Ząbkowice Śląskie was established in the second half of the13th century next to the former Slavic market settlement Sadlno, through which ran the amber route connecting Silesia directly with the Czech Republic.
Tragic consequences for the city of Ząbkowice Śląskie was the Thirty Years’ War, during which the city was completely destroyed, only nearly 100 houses have survived. The devastation of this war was the cause of a long-term slowdown in the city’s development. In April 1858, a huge fire broke out in the city, which destroyed the Renaissance town hall, the parish church and the adjoining bell tower.
The second half of the 19th century was the era of economic development for the whole of Silesia, and at that time Ząbkowice Śląskie was quickly rebuilt, becoming a well-developed and modern city. The first small industrial plants were built in the city – a furniture and hat factory, a sugar factory, current railway lines and necessary municipal facilities.
Due to the rich history and culture as well as interesting monuments, the region of Ząbkowice Śląskie is one of the most interesting places in Lower Silesia in terms of tourism.
ENVIRONMENT
The Ząbkowice Śląskie commune is one of the richest agricultural regions of the voivodeship. Legally protected areas constitute only 0.3% of the total area. There is Protected Area of the Niemczańsko-Strzelińskie Hill and the Skałki Stoleckie nature reserve, which is the only fauna reserve in Poland that protects four species of insects characteristic of the Mediterranean countries. The Skałki Stolecke
is the nature protected area NATURA 2000. It is a nature reserve of the area of 6.3 ha, approx. 3 km far from the investment plot. Another, much more extensive area of NATURA 2000 located in the vicinity of the analyzed property is the Góry Bardzkie nature reserve with an area of 3,379.7 ha, however, due to its significant distance of approx. 13 km from the industrial park, it should not be of importance for the location and operation of investors in the area of the future park. In the EURO – PARK Ząbkowice and there has been none documented positions of protected kinds of animals and plants.
