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Alexandria · MMXXVIExplicit colophon · 2026

Place · 1257 CE

Chorzów

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in countryPolish–Lithuanian Commonwealth1569 CE
birthplace of · place of death ofAntoni Nieroba1939 CE
containsChorzów Batory
birthplace ofDariusz Gęsior1969 CE
birthplace ofEdmund Potrzebowski1926 CE
birthplace ofErwin Respondek1894 CE
place of death ofEwald Cebula1917 CE
place of death ofFranciszek Kokot1929 CE
birthplace ofFranz Waxman1906 CE
birthplace ofGeorge Golla1935 CE
place of death ofGerard Wodarz1913 CE

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