Chorzów

English Etymology From the en pl Chorzów. Proper noun A southern Polish city near en Katowice in en Silesia on the River en Rawa. Synonyms city on the Rawa in southern Poland en Königshütte German name Translations city on the Rawa in southern Poland Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 霍茹夫 Huòrúfū Czech: cs Chořov German: de Königshütte f Hindi: hi ख़ोझ़ुव Latin: la Chorzovia f Latvian: lv Hožova f Polish: pl Chorzów m Russian: ru Хо́жув m Silesian: szl Chorzůw Further reading en en Cities in Poland Polish pl: thumb|Chorzów Etymology pl. Possible etymologies include: from pl chory ill + pl -ów, meaning “unhealthy place” or “town of sick people”; from pl Chorz + pl -ów, where pl Chorz is an archaic personal name, possibly a diminutive of pl Zachariasz; from the place name und Zversov. The city developed during the industrialization and was called de Königshütte Royal Ironworks by the Prussians. This was translated to Polish as pl Królewska Huta, but in 1934, the official name was changed to pl Chorzów, the name of an original village in the area of the city, which was first attested in the 12th century. Pronunciation Pl-Chorzów.ogg;LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-Chorzów.wav Proper noun m-in chorzowski chorzowianin chorzowianka pl city voi/Silesian Voivodeship c/Poland Chorzów pl Królewska Huta until 1934 Declension a s Descendants en Chorzów 1 Further reading pl terms suffixed with -ów