Bytom

[ bi-tawm ]

noun

1. a city in S Poland.

Bytom

/ ˈbitɔm /

noun

1. an industrial city in SW Poland, in Upper Silesia: under Prussian and German rule from 1742 to 1945. Pop: 185 793 (2007 est) German nameBeuthen

Example Sentences

He spoke as he visited the Central Mining Rescue Station in Bytom, in southern Poland.

From Washington Times

He spoke as he visited the Central Mining Rescue Station in Bytom, in southern Poland.

From Seattle Times

Bytom is still suffering from its last botched attempt to transition from coal in the 1990s.

From Reuters

Most mines were closed in a post-communist restructuring of Poland’s coal industry between 1996 and 2005, and Bytom’s death spiral began.

From Reuters

Today, Bytom has the highest unemployment rate among towns in Silesia, Poland’s coal-mining heartland.

From Reuters