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55-478: KGHM may refer to: KGHM Polska Miedź , a mining & metallurgy company in Poland. KGHM (AM) , a radio station (1340 AM) licensed to Midwest City, Oklahoma City, United States. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title KGHM . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

110-455: A film set for the following films as a result of its well preserved Old Town, proximity to Germany and low costs: Legnica tends to be a left -of- center town with a considerable influence of workers' unions . The Municipal Council of Legnica ( Rada miejska miasta Legnica ) is the legislative branch of the local government and is composed of 25 members elected in local elections every five years. The mayor or town president ( Prezydent miasta )

165-406: A friendly takeover of 100% of shares in the company Quadra FNX by KGHM Polska Miedź SA, and on March 5, 2012, the above transaction was closed. Since then, Quadra FNX has been operating under the new name of KGHM International Ltd. The transaction value amounted to approximately $ 2.9 billion. The purchase was financed with funds of KGHM After the acquisition, the size of the combined resource base

220-575: A huge fire. The fire decreased the number of inhabitants in the city and halted any significant further development for many decades. Legnica, along with other Silesian duchies, became a vassal of the Kingdom of Bohemia during the 14th century and was included within the multi-ethnic Holy Roman Empire , however remained ruled by local dukes of the Polish Piast dynasty . In 1454, a local rebellion prevented Legnica from falling under direct rule of

275-518: A massive ecological disaster. The dumping of industrial wastewater which had a higher than normal salt content allowed the proliferation of Prymnesium parvum , a species of algae responsible for the 2022 Oder environmental disaster . KGHM Polska Miedź currently has two subsidiaries: KGHM is led by a six-member management board, which is led by president and CEO Andrzej Szydło. The other members are Piotr Krzyżewski, Mirosław Laskowski, Zbigniew Bryja, Piotr Stryczek i Iga Dorota Lis. The supervisory board

330-492: A military unit formed almost exclusively out of Polish soldiers. The census of 1910 gave Liegnitz's population as 95.86% German , 0.15% German and Polish, 1.27% Polish , 2.26% Wendish , and 0.19% Czech . On 1 April 1937 parts of the Landkreis of Liegnitz communities of Alt Beckern (Piekary), Groß Beckern (Piekary Wielkie), Hummel, Liegnitzer Vorwerke, Pfaffendorf (Piątnica) und Prinkendorf (Przybków) were incorporated into

385-424: A part of national road no 3 . The express road S3 building has been planned nearby. In the city there are 20 regular bus lines, 1 belt-line , 2 night lines and 3 suburban. The town has an airport (airport code EPLE) with a 1600-metre runway, the remains of a former Soviet air base, but it is (as of 2007 ) in a poor state and not used for commercial flights. In recent years Legnica has been frequently used as

440-549: A postal milestone of King Augustus II the Strong from 1725 in Legnica. In the 1950s and 1960s, the local copper and nickel industries became a major factor in the economic development of the area. Legnica houses industrial plants belonging to KGHM Polska Miedź , one of the largest producers of copper and silver in the world. The company owns a large copper mill on the western outskirts of town. Legnica Special Economic Zone

495-659: A significant impact on the company's operations" and that potential sanctions on Russian copper would be positive for the company. In May 2022, KGHM was represented in the Polish delegation headed by Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki at the 2022 Davos World Economic Forum as part of the promotion of the Polish economy . The same year, the company also signed an agreement with US-based company NuScale Power to implement small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology in Poland. The first power plant

550-638: Is 37.4 million tons of copper (fourth largest deposit in the world). The combined annual copper production was then 526 thousand tonnes. One of the key assets of KGHM International Ltd. is the Sierra Gorda field. The deposit is located in Chile and contains 1.3 billion tons of ore rich in copper, gold and molybdenum. In May 2015, a new production line was launched at the Nitroerg plant in Bieruń . In 2022,

605-592: Is a city in southwestern Poland, in the central part of Lower Silesia , on the Kaczawa River and the Czarna Woda . As well as being the seat of the county, since 1992 the city has been the seat of the Diocese of Legnica . As of 2023, Legnica had a population of 97,300 inhabitants. The city was first referenced in chronicles dating from the year 1004, although previous settlements could be traced back to

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660-563: Is a member of the Association of Polish Cities. Archaeological research conducted in eastern Legnica in the late 1970s, showed the existence of a bronze foundry and the graves of three metallurgists. The find indicates a time interval about year 1000 BC. A settlement of the Lusatian culture people existed in the 8th century B.C. After invasions of Celts beyond upper Danube basin, the area of Legnica and north foothills of Sudetes

715-580: Is an economic, cultural and academic centre in Lower Silesia , together with Wrocław . The city is renowned for its varied architecture , spanning from early medieval to modern period, and its preserved Old Town with the Piast Castle , one of the largest in Poland. According to the Foreign direct investment ranking (FDI) from 2016, Legnica is one of the most progressive high-income cities in

770-481: Is led by chairman Tadeusz Kocowski and vice chairman Aleksander Cieśliński. Since July 1997, KGHM has been listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. As of February 2019 the company's shareholder structure is: KGHM has operations in the main areas mining and enrichment, metallurgy (smelting and refining) and project development and is currently active in four countries: Poland , Canada , Chile and

825-654: Is located in Arizona . Like the Robinson mine, it is an open pit mine and produces copper. It is scheduled to close in 2013, despite operating through multiple court challenges. Its net revenue for 2012 was $ 84.1 million. Sierra Gorda Project mining in Chile is a Copper-Molybdenum open pit mine which started production on October 1, 2014 and is a jointly operated by KGHM International Ltd (55%), Sumitomo Metal Mining Co. (31.5%) and Sumitomo Corporation (13.5%). The Franke Mine

880-438: Is located in northern Chile. It is also an open pit mine and produces copper. Its net revenue for 2012 was $ 152.5 million. KGHM International is blending Franke pit with a partnered China mine, with less mining being focused on Franke. KGHM owns three copper smelters: "Głogów", "Legnica", and "Cedynia". KGHM's smelters also produce lead, refined lead, sulphuric acid, nickel sulphate, and platinum-palladium concentrate. In 2011,

935-561: Is to be in operation by 2029. In 2023, the company announced a multi-million investment project in the Legnica Copper Smelter and Refinery in an effort to protect the environment. The project aims to nearly completely eliminate arsenic and mercury emissions thanks to a new Post-Process Gas Treatment Plant. There has been controversy where the company had dumped toxic waste into the Oder River illegally, causing

990-509: The Kristallnacht in 1938 the synagogue was burned down, and in 1939 the local Polish population was terrorized and persecuted. A Nazi court prison was operated in the city with a forced labour subcamp. During World War II , several members of the Polish resistance movement were imprisoned and sentenced to death there. The Germans also established two forced labour camps in the city, as well as two prisoner of war labor subcamps of

1045-756: The Kingdom of Prussia after King Frederick the Great's defeat of Austria in the War of the Austrian Succession . In 1760 during the Seven Years' War , Liegnitz was the site of the Battle of Liegnitz when Frederick's army defeated an Austrian army led by Laudon . During the Napoleonic Wars and Polish national liberation fights , in 1807 Polish uhlans were stationed in the city, and in 1813,

1100-753: The POW camp located in Żagań (then Sagan ), and one labor subcamp of the Stalag VIII-A POW camp in Zgorzelec (then Görlitz ). After the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II , Liegnitz and all of Silesia east of the Neisse was preliminarily transferred to Poland following the Potsdam Conference in 1945. The majority of the German population was either expelled in accordance with

1155-593: The Potsdam Agreement or fled from the city. The city was repopulated with Poles, including expellees from pre-war eastern Poland after its annexation by the Soviet Union . Also Greeks , refugees of the Greek Civil War , settled in Legnica in 1950. As the medieval Polish name Lignica was considered archaic , the town was renamed Legnica. The transfer to Poland decided at Potsdam in 1945

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1210-469: The Silesian region. As of 31 December 2012 Legnica has 102,708 inhabitants and is the third largest city in the voivodeship (after Wrocław and Wałbrzych ) and 38th in Poland. It also constitutes the southernmost and the largest urban center of a copper deposit ( Legnicko-Głogowski Okręg Miedziowy ) with agglomeration of 448,617 inhabitants. Legnica is the largest city of the conurbation and

1265-531: The USA . In 2017, the company produced a total of 656 thousand tons of copper, 1,234 thousand tons of silver, 117 thousand troy ounces of gold, and 10 thousand tons of molybdenum . The Robinson Mine is located in Nevada . It is an open pit mine that produces copper with byproduct gold and molybdenum. It was KGHM International's most profitable mine, pulling in a net revenue of $ 532.9 million in 2012. The Carlota Mine

1320-605: The battle that took place at Legnickie Pole near the city on 9 April 1241 during the First Mongol invasion of Poland . The Christian army of the Polish duke Henry II the Pious of Silesia, supported by feudal nobility, which included in addition to Poles, Bavarian miners and military orders and Czech troops, was decisively defeated by the Mongols . The Mongols killed Henry and destroyed his forces, then turned south to rejoin

1375-492: The 10th century, until 1675 and the death of the last Piast duke George William . Legnica is one of the historical burial sites of Polish monarchs and consorts . Legnica became renowned for the fierce battle that took place at Legnickie Pole near the city on 9 April 1241 during the first Mongol invasion of Poland , which ended in the defeat of the Polish-led Christian coalition by the Mongols . Legnica

1430-514: The 7th century. The name "Legnica" was mentioned in 1149 under High Duke of Poland Bolesław IV the Curly . Legnica was most likely the seat of Bolesław and it became the residence of the dukes of Legnica from 1248 until 1675. Legnica is a city over which the Piast dynasty reigned the longest, for about 700 years, from the time of ruler Mieszko I of Poland after the creation of the Polish state in

1485-521: The Bohemian kings. In 1505, Duke Frederick II of Legnica met in Legnica with the duke of nearby Głogów , Sigismund I the Old , the future king of Poland. The Protestant Reformation was introduced in the duchy as early as 1522 and the population became Lutheran . In 1526, a Protestant university was established in Legnica, which, however, was closed in 1529. In 1528 the first printing house in Legnica

1540-591: The District Court in Legnica and on the same day, the court removed the former entity from the register of state-owned enterprises. On December 6, 2011, the management boards of KGHM Polska Miedź SA and Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. signed an agreement on the takeover of the Canadian enterprise by KGHM. On February 20, 2012, the general meeting of shareholders of Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. accepted the transaction of

1595-558: The Głogów smelter started, and at the end of the 1960s, geologists discovered new, even richer copper deposits in Rudna . In January 1996, the "Polkowice-Sieroszowice" Division was established, which was established as the result of the merger "Polkowice" and "Sieroszowice" mines. From the day the state enterprise was established, until August 9, 1976, the Minister of Heavy Industry, and then

1650-530: The Horned , who was buried there as the only monarch of Poland to be buried in Legnica. Already by 1300 there was a city council in Legnica. Duke Bolesław III the Generous granted new trade privileges in 1314 and 1318 and allowed the construction of a town hall, and in 1337 the first waterworks were built. In the years 1327–1380 a new Gothic church of Saint Peter (today's Cathedral) was erected in place of

1705-531: The Minister of Metallurgy (the office was transformed into the office of the Minister of Metallurgy and Machine Industry) supervised operations. On September 9, 1991, the state-owned enterprise Kombinat Górniczo-Hutniczy Miedzi in Lubin was transformed into a sole-shareholder company of the State Treasury - KGHM Polska Miedź SA. On September 12, 1991, the company was entered in the commercial register kept by

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1760-410: The Polish throne, however, in the 1669 Polish–Lithuanian royal election he wasn't chosen as King. In 1676, Legnica passed to direct Habsburg rule after the death of the last Silesian Piast duke and the last Piast duke overall, George William (son of Duke Christian), despite the earlier inheritance pact by Brandenburg and Silesia, by which it was to go to Brandenburg. The last Piast duke was buried in

1815-781: The Prussians, under Field Marshal Blücher , defeated the French forces of MacDonald in the Battle of Katzbach (Kaczawa) nearby. After the administrative reorganization of the Prussian state following the Congress of Vienna , Liegnitz and the surrounding territory ( Landkreis Liegnitz ) were incorporated into the Regierungsbezirk (administrative district) of Liegnitz, within the Province of Silesia on 1 May 1816. Along with

1870-598: The St. John's church in Legnica in 1676. Silesian aristocracy was trained at the Liegnitz Ritter-Akademie , established in the early 18th century. One of two main routes connecting Warsaw and Dresden ran through the city in the 18th century and Kings Augustus II the Strong and Augustus III of Poland traveled that route many times. The postal milestone of King Augustus II comes from that period. In 1742 most of Silesia, including Liegnitz, became part of

1925-694: The United States and Chile. KGHM produces key global resources including copper , copper sulphate , gold , silver , nickel , nickel sulphate , molybdenum , rhenium , lead , sulphuric acid , selenium , platinum group metals. In 1951, the construction of the Copper Smelter in Legnica was commenced to smelt copper from the ore mined in the so-called old Lower Silesian copper basin ("Lena" and "Konrad" mines). In 1957, Jan Wyżykowski discovered copper ore deposits near Lubin and Polkowice ("Sieroszowice" field). On December 28, 1959 by

1980-649: The capital of the Duchy of Legnica at the beginning of the 14th century, Legnica was one of the most important cities of Central Europe, having a population of nearly 16,000 residents. The city began to expand quickly after the discovery of gold in the Kaczawa River between Legnica and Złotoryja (Goldberg) . Unfortunately, such a growth rate can not be maintained long. Shortly after the city reached its maximum population increase, wooden buildings which had been erected during this period of rapid growth were devastated by

2035-620: The city limits. After the Treaty of Versailles following World War I , Liegnitz was part of the newly created Province of Lower Silesia from 1919 to 1938, then of the Province of Silesia from 1938 to 1941, and again of the Province of Lower Silesia from 1941 to 1945. After the Nazi Party came to power in Germany, as early as 1933, a boycott of local Jewish premises was ordered, during

2090-516: The company announced plans to invest in the renewable energy sector, especially in offshore wind farms , and potential acquisitions of finished photovoltaic farms projects. The company is also preparing a series of investments connected to buying, processing and preparing copper-bearing scrap. Asked about the potential impact of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on the company, KGHM's CEO Marcin Chludzinski responded that it "would not have

2145-674: The company was awarded with the Fray International Sustainability Award in Mexico , for its achievements and investments towards sustainable development. KGHM reported Total CO2e emissions (Direct + Indirect) for the twelve months ending 31 December 2020 at 3,592 Kt (-570 /-13.7% y-o-y). Legnica Legnica ( Polish: [lɛɡˈɲit͡sa] ; German : Liegnitz , pronounced [ˈliːɡnɪts] ; Silesian : Ligńica ; Czech : Lehnice ; Latin : Lignitium )

2200-515: The decision of the Ministry of Heavy Industry, Zakłady Górnicze "Lubin" was established as a state owned company and in 1961, transformed into Kombinat Górniczo-Hutniczy Miedzi (KGHM), which was supposed to deal with the extraction and processing of copper extracted from the newly discovered fields. At the same time, KGHM incorporated two copper mines in the area of the piedmont of the Sudetes from

2255-634: The largest anti-Soviet demonstrations in Lower Silesia took place in Legnica. The last Soviet units left the city in 1993. Between 1 June 1975 and 31 December 1998 Legnica was the capital of the Legnica Voivodeship . In 1992 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica was established, Tadeusz Rybak became the first bishop of Legnica. New local newspapers and a radio station were founded in the 1990s. In 1997, Legnica

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2310-641: The latter closed to the public. These were first established in July 1945, when the Soviets forcibly ejected newly arrived Polish inhabitants from the parts of the city they wanted for their own use. The ejection was perceived by some as a particularly brutal action, and rumours circulated exaggerating its severity, though no evidence of anyone being killed in the course of it has come to light. In April 1946 city officials estimated that there were 16,700 Poles, 12,800 Germans, and 60,000 Soviets in Legnica. In October 1956,

2365-535: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KGHM&oldid=882738023 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages KGHM Polska Mied%C5%BA Currently, KGHM employs around 34,000 people worldwide and operates 9 open-pit and underground mines in Poland, Canada,

2420-487: The old copper-bearing basin (closed in 1973 - "Lena" and in 2000 - "Konrad"). In the years 1962-1975, Tadeusz Zastawnik was the director of KGHM (in the years 1952-1957 he was a Member of Parliament, and in the mid-1950s the director of the Union of Mining and Metallurgy of Non-Ferrous Metals). In 1968, the construction of the "Lubin" and "Polkowice" mines and the modernization of the Legnica smelter ended. The construction of

2475-454: The old one, and is one of Legnica's landmarks since. Also by the 14th century the city walls were erected. In 1345 the first coins were produced in the local mint. In 1374, the potters' guild was founded, as one of the oldest in Silesia. Queen consort of Poland Hedwig of Sagan died in Legnica in 1390 and was buried in the local collegiate church, which has not survived to this day. As

2530-546: The preserved old town with its town houses were demolished, the historical layout was abolished, and the city was rebuilt in modern form. From 1945 to 1990, during the Cold War , the headquarters of the Soviet forces in Poland, the so-called Northern Group of Forces , was located in the city. This fact had a strong influence on the life of the city. For much of the period, the city was divided into Polish and Soviet areas, with

2585-459: The reign of Mieszko I of Poland , a new fortified settlement was built here in a style typical of the early Piast dynasty . It is mentioned in 1149 when High Duke Bolesław IV the Curly funded a chapel at the St. Benedict monastery. Legnica was the most likely place of residence for Bolesław and it became the residence of the high dukes of Poland in 1163 and was the seat of a principality ruled from 1248 until 1675. Legnica became famous for

2640-490: The rest of Prussia, the town became part of the German Empire in 1871 during the unification of Germany . On 1 January 1874 Liegnitz became the third city in Lower Silesia (after Breslau and Görlitz ) to be raised to an urban district , although the district administrator of the surrounding Landkreis of Liegnitz continued to have his seat in the city. Its military garrison was home to Königsgrenadier-Regiment Nr. 7

2695-575: The rest of the Mongol armies, which were massing at the Plain of Mohi in Hungary via Moravia against a coalition of King Bela IV and his armies, and Bela's Kipchak allies. After the war, nonetheless, the city was developing rapidly. In 1258 at the church of St. Peter, a parish school was established, probably the first of its kind in Poland. Around 1278 a Dominican monastery was founded by Bolesław II

2750-543: Was officially recognized by East Germany in 1950, by West Germany under Chancellor Willy Brandt in the 1970 Treaty of Warsaw , and finally by the reunited Germany by the Two Plus Four Agreement in 1990. By 1990 only a handful of Polonized Germans, prewar citizens of Liegnitz, remained of the pre-1945 German population. In 2010 the city celebrated the 65th anniversary of the return of Legnica to Poland and its liberation from Nazi Germany. The city

2805-558: Was established in 1997. Legnica is a regional academic center with seven universities enrolling approximately 16,000 students. Legnica is noted for its parks and gardens, and has seven hundred hectares of green space, mostly along the banks of the Kaczawa ; the Tarninow district is particularly attractive. To the south of Legnica is the A4 motorway . Legnica has also a district, which is

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2860-430: Was established. After the death of King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia at Mohács in 1526, Legnica became a fief of the Habsburg monarchy of Austria. The first map of Silesia was made by native son Martin Helwig . The city suffered during the Thirty Years' War . In 1633 a plague epidemic broke out, and in 1634 the Austrian army destroyed the suburbs. In 1668 Duke of Legnica Christian presented his candidacy to

2915-463: Was infiltrated by Celtic settlers and traders. Tacitus and Ptolemy recorded the ancient nation of Lugii (Lygii) in the area, and mentioned their town of Lugidunum, which has been attributed to both Legnica and Głogów . Slavic Lechitic tribes moved into the area in the 8th century. The city was first officially mentioned in chronicles from 1004, although settlement dates to the 7th century. Dendrochronological research proves that during

2970-419: Was only partly damaged in World War II. In June 1945 Legnica was briefly the capital of the Lower Silesian (Wrocław) Voivodship, after the administration was moved there from Trzebnica and before it was finally moved to Wrocław . In 1947, the Municipal Library was opened, in 1948 a piano factory was founded, and in the years 1951-1959 Poland's first copper smelter was built in Legnica. After 1965 most parts of

3025-420: Was visited by Pope John Paul II . The city suffered in the 1997 Central European flood . Legnica has an oceanic climate ( Köppen climate classification : Cfb ). Legnica is a city with rich historical architecture, ranging from Romanesque and Gothic through the Renaissance and Baroque to Historicist styles. Among the landmarks of Legnica are: There is also a monument of Pope John Paul II and

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