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Jelenia Góra (pol)

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Jelenia Góra ranks 3,580th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Pimlico, Williamsburg, Virginia, and Kadoma, Osaka. Memorable people born in Jelenia Góra include Hanna Reitsch, Georg Heym, and Otto Finsch. Memorable people who died in Jelenia Góra include Gerhart Hauptmann, Adolf von Henselt, and Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen. Jelenia Góra has been the birth place of many pilots, and writers and the death place of many writers, and composers. Jelenia Góra is located in Poland.

Jelenia Góra is a historic city in southwestern Poland, within the historical region of Lower Silesia. Jelenia Góra is situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, close to the Karkonosze mountain range running along the Polish-Czech border – ski resorts such as Karpacz and Szklarska Poręba are situated 10 to 15 kilometres from the city. Jelenia Góra constitutes a separate urban gmina as well as being the seat of surrounding Karkonosze County. In 2021 the population of Jelenia Góra was 77,366. The area, including the oldest spa district of Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój, is one of the most valued recreational and leisure spots in Poland. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 1762 and 1981, Jelenia Góra was the birth place of 5 globally memorable people, including Hanna Reitsch, Georg Heym, and Otto Finsch. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Jelenia Góra including Gerhart Hauptmann, Adolf von Henselt, and Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen.

People Born in Jelenia Góra

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People Deceased in Jelenia Góra

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Jelenia Góra were pilots (1), writers (1), explorers (1), chemists (1), and athletes (1),  while most who died were writers (1), composers (1), and companions (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jelenia Góra, including Sylwia Bogacka. Whereas, throughout history, pilots have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jelenia Góra, including Hanna Reitsch.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Jelenia Góra since 1700.