Żelazny Most
Village
Saint Barbara Church
Saint Barbara Church
Żelazny Most is located in Poland
Żelazny Most
Żelazny Most
Coordinates: 51°28′39″N 16°10′16″E / 51.47750°N 16.17111°E / 51.47750; 16.17111
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyPolkowice
GminaPolkowice
Population
180

Żelazny Most [ʐɛˈlaznɨ ˈmɔst] ("iron bridge") (German: Eisemost) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Polkowice, within Polkowice County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Polkowice and 72 km (45 mi) north-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Satellite photos of Żelazny Most show a circular body of water with a 2 km radius. It is a flotation wastes depository, storing trailings from three adjacent copper mines.[2]

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Lasocki, S; Antoniuk, J; Moscicki, J. "Environmental protection problems in the vicinity of the Zelazny most flotation wastes depository in Poland". J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 38: 1435–43. doi:10.1081/ese-120021468. PMID 12929798.


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