Upper Silesian Industrial Area

Japanese: 上シロンスク工業地帯 - かみしろんすくこうぎょうちたい
Upper Silesian Industrial Area

...Industrialization proceeded rapidly, taking advantage of abundant underground resources such as coal, iron ore, and zinc, and various metal and mechanical industries developed. A group of heavy chemical industrial cities called the Upper Silesian Industrial Region (GOP) was formed, and it plays a role as the core of Polish industry. In addition to the three cities mentioned above, the main cities of the two Silesias include Sosnowiec (250,000), Gliwice (210,000), Zabrze (200,000), Walbrzych, and Zielona Góra (110,000).

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "Upper Silesia Industrial Area" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…石炭,鉄鉱石,亜鉛など豊富な地下資源を利用して急速に工業化が進められ,各種の金属機械工業が発展した。上シロンスク工業地帯(GOP)とよばれる重化学工業都市群が形成され,ポーランド工業の核心部の役割を果たしている。両シロンスクの主要都市として先の3都市のほか,ソスノビエツ(25万),グリビツェ(21万),ザブジェ(20万),バウブジフ,ジェローナ・グーラ(11万)などがある。…

※「上シロンスク工業地帯」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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