Görlitz - Görlitz (English spelling)

Japanese: ゲルリッツ - げるりっつ(英語表記)Görlitz
Görlitz - Görlitz (English spelling)

A city in the state of Saxony in eastern Germany. It was part of the former East Germany from 1949 to 1990. It is located at an altitude of 210 meters along the Neisse River, which flows along the border with Poland, and has a population of 61,600 (2000). It is located at 15 degrees east longitude and is a standard time city in Central European time. After World War II, the former East German government recognized the Oder-Neisse Rhine border, and the right bank of the Neisse River came under Polish rule and is called Zgorzelec (population 35,100, 2002 estimate). There are various industries, including vehicle, optical equipment, electrical, and machine manufacturing, as well as spinning, weaving, and clothing industries. The town was founded around 1100 and has been the center of eastern Upper Lusatia since the 13th century, and had tariff autonomy and a monopoly on blue dye in trade with Bohemia and Silesia.

[Hiroshi Sasaki]

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Japanese:

ドイツ東部、ザクセン州の都市。1949~90年は旧東ドイツに属した。ポーランドとの国境を流れるナイセ川に沿う標高210メートルにあり、人口6万1600(2000)。東経15度にあり、中央ヨーロッパ時間の標準時都市である。第二次世界大戦後、旧東ドイツ政府のオーデル‐ナイセ・ライン国境承認によって、ナイセ川の右岸部分はポーランド統治下に入り、ズゴルゼレツZgorzelec(人口3万5100。2002推計)とよばれている。多様な工業がみられ、車両、光学機器、電気、機械製造、さらには紡績、織布、衣服工業も行われる。1100年ごろに創設された町で、13世紀以来オーバーラウジッツ東部の中心地であり、ボヘミア、シュレージエンとの交易において関税自主権とタイセイ(青色染料)の専売権をもっていた。

[佐々木博]

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