1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Königshütte

​KÖNIGSHÜTTE, a town of Germany, in the Prussian provinceof Silesia, situated in the middle of the Upper Silesian coal andiron district, 3 m. S. of Beuthen and 122 m. by rail S.E. ofBreslau. Pop. (1852), 4495; (1875), 26,040; (1900), 57,919.In 1869 it was incorporated with various neighbouring villages,and raised to the dignity of a town. It has two Protestantand three Roman Catholic churches and several schools andbenevolent institutions. The largest iron-works in Silesia issituated at Königshütte, and includes puddling works, rolling-mills,and zinc-works. Founded in 1797, it was formerly inthe hands of government, but is now carried on by a company.There are also manufactures of bricks and glass and a trade inwood and coal. Nearly one-half of the population of the townconsists of Poles.