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unusual facts about Rybnik


Elmer Valo

A native of Rybník, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia), Valo emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of six.


Antoni Woryna

Antoni Woryna (born 15 February 1941 in Rybnik, Poland - died 14 December 2002) was an international motorcycle speedway rider who appeared in the Speedway World Championship finals five times, and was the first Polish rider to win a medal at that level when he won the bronze medal in 1966.

Przemyslaus I Noszak, Duke of Cieszyn

The high point of this dispute was the murder of the Cieszyn Duke's eldest son Przemysław on 1 January 1406 in the town of Rybnik, during his return from Gliwice to Cieszyn, by a certain Martin Chrzan, who acted under instructions of Duke Jan II.

Pszów

It is located on Rybnik Plateau (Płaskowyż Rybnicki), in close vicinity to such cities, as Rybnik, Wodzisław Śląski, Racibórz, Radlin, Rydułtowy, Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Żory.

ROW Rybnik

ŻKS ROW Rybnik - ŻKS ROW Rybnik (formerly RKM Rybnik) is one of the oldest and best teams in Polish speedway - they won Polish champion titles 12 times, the last time in 1972.

Energetyk ROW Rybnik - ROW Rybnik's football section, formed in 2003 on the basis of RKS Energetyk Rybnik (founded in 1981) but traces its roots back to the original ROW Rybnik's football section founded in 1964.

Rybnik County

In 1999 Jerzy Buzek government restored Rybnik county along with other counties.

Slezské Pavlovice

The wold vegetation also protects Natural Reserve of Velký Pavlovický rybník behind the Prudnik river on the right side of the road towards Hlinka


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