Forum dla Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego

Forum dla Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego (FdZD) is a regional association headquartered in Będzin, Poland, established on 11 November 2007. It was founded to shape the regional identity of Zagłębie Dąbrowskie and to protect and promote its historical and cultural heritage. The association supports social, cultural, tourism, and sports initiatives within the region. It was entered into the National Court Register (KRS) on 25 August 2008, with its seat at ul. Piłsudskiego 39 in Będzin. The association combines research and popularization work with concrete social projects. Its most significant projects include WikiZagłębie (wikizaglebie.org), a regional encyclopedia launched in 2011 as part of the "Poznajemy Zagłębie Dąbrowskie" project; the "Na Powstańczym Szlaku – Zagłębie Dąbrowskie 1863" tourist badge, established jointly with the PTTK branch in Sosnowiec, with regulations approved in March 2013 and authored by Dariusz Jurek; the Zagłębie section of the Way of St. James (Via Regia), with the association working on its route through the region and a Zagłębie Club of Camino Friends operating within its structures at the parish in Sączów; and co-organization of the Zagłębie Dąbrowskie school championships in indoor football for boys, titled "Tolerancja na boisku i w życiu" (Tolerance on the pitch and in life), in cooperation with local governments, the Zagłębie Sosnowiec club, and non-governmental organizations. The association is also active in publishing. Its publications include "Tradycje piwowarskie Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego" by Witold Wieczorek (Sosnowiec 2015, ISBN 978-83-934058-0-0); "Na powstańczym szlaku. Zagłębie Dąbrowskie 1863" (Sosnowiec 2016, ISBN 978-83-934058-1-7); "Architekci włoskiego pochodzenia z terenu Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego" by Grzegorz Onyszko (Sosnowiec 2017); "Regionalizm w szkolnej edukacji. Wielokulturowość Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego" vol. 3, edited by Dariusz Rozmus and Sławomir Witkowski (Sosnowiec–Dąbrowa Górnicza 2009, co-published with Wyższa Szkoła Humanitas and Muzeum Miejskie "Sztygarka"); and Dariusz Jurek's "Kolejowa historia" series, including part 1 "Od pomysłu do Granicy" (2008) and "24 sierpnia 2009 roku – 150 lat Dworca Kolejowego w Sosnowcu" (2009), as well as a folder about Józef Pelszyk, the first post-war director of the Zagłębie Theatre in Sosnowiec. A separate association, Forum dla Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego-Sosnowiec, is based in Sosnowiec at ul. Będzińska 65 and was registered in the KRS on 7 October 2009 under number 0000337416.

Forum dla Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego (FdZD) was established on 11 November 2007 as a regional association based in Będzin, Poland. Its founding purpose was to shape the regional identity of Zagłębie Dąbrowskie and to protect and popularize the region's historical and cultural heritage. The association was entered into the National Court Register (KRS) on 25 August 2008, with its registered office at ul. Piłsudskiego 39 in Będzin. From its early years, the association combined research and popularization with concrete social projects. In 2011, it launched WikiZagłębie (wikizaglebie.org), a regional encyclopedia created as part of the "Poznajemy Zagłębie Dąbrowskie" project. In March 2013, the regulations for the tourist badge "Na Powstańczym Szlaku – Zagłębie Dąbrowskie 1863" were approved; the badge was established jointly with the PTTK branch named after Aleksander Janowski in Sosnowiec, and its author is Dariusz Jurek. The association also works on the route of the Way of St. James (Via Regia) through Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, and a Zagłębie Club of Camino Friends operates within its structures at the parish in Sączów. Additionally, it co-organizes the Zagłębie Dąbrowskie school championships in indoor football for boys under the motto "Tolerancja na boisku i w życiu" (Tolerance on the pitch and in life), in cooperation with local governments, the Zagłębie Sosnowiec club, and non-governmental organizations. The association is also active in publishing regional historical works. Its publications include "Tradycje piwowarskie Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego" by Witold Wieczorek (Sosnowiec 2015, ISBN 978-83-934058-0-0); "Na powstańczym szlaku. Zagłębie Dąbrowskie 1863" (Sosnowiec 2016, ISBN 978-83-934058-1-7); "Architekci włoskiego pochodzenia z terenu Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego" by Grzegorz Onyszko (Sosnowiec 2017); "Regionalizm w szkolnej edukacji. Wielokulturowość Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego" vol. 3, edited by Dariusz Rozmus and Sławomir Witkowski (Sosnowiec–Dąbrowa Górnicza 2009, co-published with Wyższa Szkoła Humanitas and Muzeum Miejskie "Sztygarka"); and Dariusz Jurek's "Kolejowa historia" series, including part 1 "Od pomysłu do Granicy" (2008) and "24 sierpnia 2009 roku – 150 lat Dworca Kolejowego w Sosnowcu" (2009), as well as a folder about Józef Pelszyk, the first post-war director of the Zagłębie Theatre in Sosnowiec. A separate association, Forum dla Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego-Sosnowiec, is based in Sosnowiec at ul. Będzińska 65 and was registered in the KRS on 7 October 2009 under number 0000337416.

• Association founded in Będzin.

• Entered into the National Court Register (KRS).

• Separate association Forum dla Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego-Sosnowiec registered in KRS (no. 0000337416).

• WikiZagłębie regional encyclopedia launched.

• Regulations for the tourist badge "Na Powstańczym Szlaku – Zagłębie Dąbrowskie 1863" approved.

Regional association focused on shaping regional identity, protecting cultural heritage, and supporting social, cultural, tourism, and sports initiatives in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie.

• WikiZagłębie

  Regional encyclopedia launched in 2011 as part of the "Poznajemy Zagłębie Dąbrowskie" project.

• Na Powstańczym Szlaku – Zagłębie Dąbrowskie 1863 tourist badge

  Tourist badge established jointly with the PTTK branch in Sosnowiec; regulations approved in March 2013, author Dariusz Jurek.

• Zagłębie section of the Way of St. James (Via Regia)

  Association works on the route through Zagłębie Dąbrowskie; Zagłębie Club of Camino Friends operates at the parish in Sączów.

• Zagłębie Dąbrowskie school championships in indoor football for boys "Tolerancja na boisku i w życiu"

  Co-organized with local governments, Zagłębie Sosnowiec club, and NGOs.

1. 1Forum dla Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego – Wikipediapl.wikipedia.org
2. 2Forum dla Zagłębia Dąbrowskiego – Wikidatawikidata.org