Dąbrowa Górnicza
city in the Dąbrowa Basin (the Lesser Poland part of the Silesian Voivodeship), Poland
Photo: Polar123, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 7
Eight vehicles collide on Poland's DK78 bypass near Poręba after truck fire
A multi-vehicle crash involving four trucks and four passenger cars closed the DK78 bypass near Poręba in southern Poland on Wednesday after smoke from a burning trailer obscured the roadway.
- Aug 28
Sosnowiec City Council names 3.7-hectare Zagórze park after late lawmaker Łukasz Litewka
Councillors unanimously approved naming the 3.7-hectare green corridor along ul. Białostocka after the late MP, following consultations with his parents.
- Jul 18
Family and collaborators of Łukasz Litewka establish foundation to continue his charitable mission
Three months after the MP's death in a bicycle accident, his family and collaborators have set up the Fundacja im. Łukasza Litewki to carry on his charitable work, following a dispute over his legacy.
- Jun 8
Maja Chwalińska returns to Poland after historic Roland Garros run, faces €2.8M French tax bill
The 24-year-old qualifier, who became the first in French Open history to reach the final, landed in Warsaw on Monday to a hero's welcome. Her €1.4M prize is now at the centre of a cross-border tax dispute.
- Jun 3
Maja Chwalińska reaches French Open semi-final, matching Open Era record for a qualifier
The 24-year-old from Dąbrowa Górnicza defeated Anna Kalinska 7-6(3), 6-3 on Court Philippe-Chatrier, becoming the first qualifier to reach the last four in Paris in the Open Era.
- Jun 2
Maja Chwalińska storms into Roland Garros quarter-finals as top seeds fall in Paris
Poland's Maja Chwalińska, ranked 114th, has powered through qualifying and four main-draw matches to reach the French Open quarter-finals, while Iga Świątek, Coco Gauff and Elena Rybakina all exited early.
- May 31
Maja Chwalińska's Cinderella Run Continues: Polish Qualifier Stuns Sakkari to Reach Roland Garros Fourth Round
Poland's Maja Chwalińska, a 24-year-old qualifier ranked 114th, defeated former world No. 3 Maria Sakkari 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday to advance to the fourth round of Roland Garros, marking her third consecutive upset over a top player.