Chorzów

From the Polish Chorzów.

Chorzów

1. A southern Polish city near Katowice in Silesia on the River Rawa.

• (city on the Rawa in southern Poland): Königshütte (German name)

• Chorzów on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Unknown. Possible etymologies include:

• from chory (“ill”) + -ów, meaning “unhealthy place” or “town of sick people”;
• from Chorz + -ów, where Chorz is an archaic personal name, possibly a diminutive of Zachariasz;
• from the place name Zversov.

The city developed during the industrialization and was called Königshütte (literally “Royal Ironworks”) by the Prussians. This was translated to Polish as Królewska Huta, but in 1934, the official name was changed to Chorzów, the name of an original village in the area of the city, which was first attested in the 12th century.

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɔ.ʐuf/

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• Rhymes: -ɔʐuf
• Syllabification: Cho‧rzów

Chorzów m inan (related adjective chorzowski, demonym chorzowianin, female demonym chorzowianka)

1. Chorzów (a city in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland)

   Synonym: (until 1934) Królewska Huta

• → English: Chorzów

• Chorzów in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Chorzów in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Chorzów in PWN's encyclopedia