Żelazny Most, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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Żelazny Most | |
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  Żelazny Most | |
| Coordinates: 51°28′39″N 16°10′16″E / 51.47750°N 16.17111°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Polkowice |
| Gmina | Polkowice |
| Population | 180 |
Żelazny Most [ʐɛˈlaznɨ ˈmɔst] ("iron bridge") (German: Eisemost) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Polkowice and 72 km (45 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Satellite photos of Żelazny Most show a circular body of water with a 2 km radius. It is a flotation wastes depository, storing trailings from three adjacent copper mines.[2]
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Lasocki, S; Antoniuk, J; Moscicki, J. "Environmental protection problems in the vicinity of the Zelazny most flotation wastes depository in Poland". J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 38: 1435–43. doi:10.1081/ese-120021468. PMID 12929798.
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