For contributions to promoting Bolesławiec in 2006, awards were granted in the fields of science (3), culture (12), social activity (1), and sport (12). Honorary awards went to 3 institutions. The Mayor also granted 11 distinctions. A total of PLN 30,000 was allocated from the city budget for all the awards.

Honorary awards

  1. Ekonaft Bolesławiec Sp. z o.o. – Cardboard Packaging Plant
    • for implementing a fully ecological technological line and undertaking systemic solutions to protect the environment. The Cardboard Packaging Plant of Firma EKONAFT BOLESŁAWIEC Sp. z o.o. has operated on the market for 6 years and currently employs 20 people. The company's current strategic plans include increasing production and, consequently, employment.
  2. Zakład Energetyki Cieplnej Sp. z o.o. in Bolesławiec
    • for organizing the Technical Conference entitled "Comprehensive Modernization of the Central Heating Plant in Bolesławiec as an Example of a Technically and Economically Justified Modernization of a Municipal Heat Source." The event was held under the patronage of the Polish District Heating Chamber of Commerce. The conference provided an opportunity to exchange views on the modernization of municipal and industrial heat sources. It was attended by 140 people representing heating companies from throughout Poland, providing an opportunity to widely promote the city.
  3. Bolesławiec Cultural Centre
    • organizer of the Bolesławiec Ceramics Festival. The Bolesławiec Ceramics Festival was honored by the Polish Tourist Organization with a certificate for the "Best Tourist Product."

Individual awards in science

  1. Kacper Chamot
    • a third-year student at I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Władysława Broniewskiego in Bolesławiec
    • winner of first place in the small prose category at the 3rd National Jan Kasprowicz Literary Competition under the patronage of Primate of Poland Cardinal Józef Glemp in Inowrocław
    • received a distinction in the poetry competition of the Jeden Świat Publishing House
    • received a distinction in the Nysa Euroregion Competition on the occasion of the "Year of Mozart"
    • received a distinction at the 3rd Seweryn Krajewski Music Festival in Brzeziny
    • has literary talents (he writes poems, short prose, play scripts, and reviews) as well as musical talents (he sings)
    • his reviews of cultural events published online have won the recognition of critics.
  2. Maks Brandt - supervisor Joanna Lisiewicz
    • a fifth-year student at Primary School No. 4 im. Jana Matejki in Bolesławiec
    • winner of fifth place in category CM at the 20th International French Championships in Mathematical and Logical Games in Paris
    • winner of third place in the national qualifiers for the international competition in France
    • seventh place nationally and first place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in the National "Alfik Matematyczny 2006" Competition
    • tenth place nationally and second place in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in the National MAT 2006 Mathematics Competition
    • winner of the Bolesławiec Mathematics Competition for first-year lower-secondary students at the regional and district stages
    • winner of the Bolesławiec Mathematics Competition for primary-school students at the regional, district, and inter-district stages (the competition was aimed mainly at sixth-graders and particularly talented fifth-graders; Maks was then a fourth-grade student)

Team award in science

  1. Przemysław Filipowicz and Wojciech Antosik - supervisor Katarzyna Żak
    • graduates of I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Władysława Broniewskiego in Bolesławiec
    • currently first-year film studies students at Jagiellonian University in Kraków
    • Aleksandra and Przemysław are receiving the Mayor of Bolesławiec award for taking second place at the national level of the 18th National Film Knowledge Competition in Gdańsk.
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Individual awards in culture

  1. Bronisław Wolanin
    • recognized as one of the most outstanding creators in the Polish ceramics industry, he is a leading Polish ceramic design artist
    • for 42 years he has been the artistic director and designer at the "Ceramika Artystyczna" cooperative in Bolesławiec
    • in autumn 2005, the National Museum in Poznań presented a monographic exhibition of the ceramic artist, showcasing his broad artistic output—functional and unique forms—for which he received the Association of Polish Art Photographers' award for the best visual arts presentation of 2005
    • an exhibition of Bronisław Wolanin's ceramics was presented at the Museum in Bielsko-Biała in January 2006
    • an exhibition of the ceramic artist's work was held at the Boehme House in Zgorzelec in July 2006
    • as the only artist from Bolesławiec, he took part in a competition announced by the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia entitled "The Tie Challenge – the Tie as Croatia's Contribution to World Cultural Heritage," which concluded with an exhibition presented in Kraków, Gdańsk, the Ancient Amphitheatre in Pula, Croatia, and Paris. Works submitted by Bronisław Wolanin were purchased by the Republic of Croatia and are currently displayed in Zagreb
    • he presented his work at 17 solo exhibitions and participated in several dozen group exhibitions in Poland and abroad
    • at the turn of August and September, together with several artists, he represented Poland at the International Symposium European Ceramic Contex 2006 in Bornholm, Denmark
    • he took part in international plein-air workshops and symposia in Bolesławiec, Wałbrzych, La Borne, Dubí, Karlovy Vary, and Vilnius
    • winner of numerous awards and distinctions, including:
      • 2005 – Award of the Year, ZAPAP – Wrocław
      • 1999 – first prize in the international competition for arranging a wedding table at the "Ambiente" Fair in Frankfurt
      • 1996 – Minister of Industry and Trade Award
      • 1984 – "Design of the Year."
  2. Teresa Wolanin
    • director of the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec from 1971 to 2001
    • profiling the collections of old Bolesławiec stoneware
    • creating collections of contemporary local stoneware
    • creating a collection of European ceramics
    • creating the City History Department in the building on Kutuzowa Street
    • creating the museum library collection
    • initiating contacts between the Bolesławiec museum and museum and scientific institutions in Poland and abroad (Innsbruck, Siegburg, Pirna, Homel, Merkersdorf)
    • scientific cataloguing of the Bolesławiec ceramics collection—the catalogue "Artistic Bolesławiec Stoneware," prepared in cooperation with Maria Starzewska (National Museum in Wrocław)
    • regular organization of exhibitions by ceramic artists accompanying the International Ceramic and Sculpture Plein-Air Workshop
    • organization of exhibitions by foreign and Polish artists who won the award in Faenza (the equivalent of the ceramic Oscars), including Karen Park, Elżbieta Grosseova, and Władysław Garnik
    • participation in international scientific conferences and symposia devoted to the history of ceramics
    • organization of exhibitions presenting Bolesławiec ceramics in Poland and abroad (including Poznań, Wrocław, Świdnica, Legnica, Koszalin, Katowice, Jelenia Góra, Görlitz, Siegburg, Pirna, and Merkersdorf)
    • acquiring works by Polish and foreign artists for the museum collection
    • activating the educational and scientific department (lessons, lectures, meetings with artists, vernissages for young people, art history lectures, etc.)
    • numerous publications on Bolesławiec ceramics and the history of the city of Bolesławiec.
  3. Sylwia Popławska
    • a student at the second-degree Music School in Bolesławiec, violin class (her teacher is Janusz Bącal)
    • took part in the FIMU International Music Festival in Belfort, France, with the Euroregion Nysa international chamber orchestra
    • concertmaster at the International Festival of Symphony Orchestras in Italy with Europera
    • participant in the International Master Music Competition "Summer Music Academy" in the violin class of Prof. Adam Kostecki of the Academy of Music in Hanover, with consultations with Prof. Marcin Baranowski of the Academy of Music in Poznań and Bydgoszcz
    • concertmaster (second season) of the International Youth Orchestra "EUROPERA" and soloist of the chamber orchestra
    • took part in the 1st National Youth Solo Violin Competition in Tomaszów Mazowiecki
    • took part in numerous concerts in Poland, including at the Sudeten Philharmonic in Wałbrzych, repeatedly at Kliczków Castle, in Bolesławiec, Legnica, and Jelenia Góra, as well as in Germany and the Czech Republic.
  4. Aleksandra Pawłowska
    • a third-year student at Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Władysława Broniewskiego in Bolesławiec
    • received the H. and T. Tyrankiewicz Scholarship
    • is a violin student at the second-degree Music School in Legnica, in the diploma class, and intends to continue her studies at an academy of music
    • together with the Bolesławiec Cultural Centre Theatre Group, she took part in national theatre reviews with the production "Life of Pi," for which she co-created the music
    • winner of first place in the district in the music section of the 30th Art Olympiad
    • came second in the School Miniature Competition in Legnica
    • winner of first place in the School Miniature Competition for the string section
    • is a member of the Mane Nobiscum Domine schola, which was responsible for the musical setting of important religious ceremonies in the city
    • was a member of the Nysa Euroregion Youth Orchestra for 3 years
    • has performed many times in Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, France, Switzerland (including at international music festivals), and Poland
    • currently represents the city in the Wrocław Youth Orchestra, whose members are musicians from Lower Silesia; in 2007, this orchestra will take part in a festival in Russia.
  5. Wojciech Pilichowski
    • one of the better-known Polish bass guitarists
    • since 1998, he has been a lecturer at the Blues nad Bobrem Music Workshops
    • his bass guitar class is the largest instrumental class
    • since 1998, through his website and discussion forum, he has promoted Bolesławiec and the event identified with the city—Blues nad Bobrem
    • organized free one-day music workshops combined with a concert by TTRO and a jam session (the event included several hours of free classes in bass guitar, electric guitar, and drums, as well as theory lectures).
  6. Kinga Pacek
    • publication of the book "Bolesławiec's Musical Life in the 19th Century"—a master's thesis
    • hosting concerts at the first- and second-degree Music School.
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Team awards in culture

  1. "Kamerton" Choir of the State First-Degree Music School in Bolesławiec
    • the choir was founded in 1999; its conductor is Aleksander Samostrokow, and the school's acting head is Leszek Żyzny
    • the choir came second at the All-Ukrainian "Golden Orpheus" Choir Festival in Kirovohrad
    • the "Silver Angel" award at the Lower Silesian Christmas Caroling of Choirs of Music Schools of the Lower Silesian Region in Świdnica
    • first place in the Bolesławiec District Choir Review
    • the "Bronze Gong" award at the 1st Lower Silesian Choir Review in Lublin
    • a distinction at the National Choir Review in Ostrów Wielkopolski
    • a silver award at the 2nd Lower Silesian Choir Review in Lublin and an award from Senator Professor J. Bielawski
    • the "Silver Angel" award at the Lower Silesian Christmas Caroling of Choirs of Music Schools of the Lower Silesian Region in Świdnica
    • the choir performed abroad—in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Ukraine
    • took part in Christmas Eve and Lenten concerts at the Sanctuary of the Assumed Mother of the Church
    • performed at celebrations and anniversaries, including the festival marking Bolesławiec's 750th anniversary
    • performed at Bolesławiec's Wedding Palace, as part of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity, at Bolesławiec's Day Centre for Retirees and Pensioners, and during the opening of the academic year at universities with faculties in Bolesławiec.
  2. Big Band of the State First- and Second-Degree Music School in Bolesławiec
    • the ensemble has existed since 1999; it consists of students, teachers, and graduates of the school as well as musicians from Bolesławiec
    • the ensemble is led by Krzysztof Misun, a Music School teacher
    • the Big Band took part in the 1st Euroregional "Dance with the Big Band" Workshops
    • over seven years, the Big Band performed many times in Liberec, Česká Lípa, and Görlitz
    • performed at state and ceremonial events, during "Bolesławiec Days" and the "Bolesławiec Ceramics Festival."
  3. Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących i Zawodowych im. mjra Henryka Sucharskiego w Bolesławcu
    • for the second time, students took part in the 12th Session of the Sejmik of Children and Youth under the slogan "Ecology—A Choice for the Future." A second-year student received a mandate on June 1, 2006, at the Sejm of the Republic of Poland in Warsaw
    • participation in the national Exhibition of Regional Christmas Eve Tables at the School of Hotel Management and Catering in Poznań and in the culinary competition "Traditional Flavours in Polish Culinary Art"—Gwiazdka 2006 in Poznań
    • fifth place in Lower Silesia in the National "Forest Education" competition organized by the State Forests Directorate in Lwówek Śląski
    • a second-year student took second place in the district competition "Young Entrepreneur," while other female students received distinctions
    • a second-year student took second place in the "Lower Silesian Championships" in javelin throwing
    • tenth place among Lower Silesian schools for the amount of blood donated in the 3rd Edition of the Upper-Secondary School Tournament in Honorary Blood Donation entitled "Young Blood Saves Lives"
    • the school established cooperation with the School Complex of Economics in Česká Lípa
    • promotion of the city and school במסגרת the "INTERREG III A" programme, the Lower Silesian-Saxon Educational Academy project—multimedia presentation and lecture on Lower Silesian-Saxon relations, as well as a presentation of information about Bolesławiec
    • students and a teacher helped create an exhibition about Bolesławiec and the activities of the Sisters Adorers of the Blood of Christ and Saint Maria De Mattias on the 60th anniversary of the arrival of repatriates
    • students helped install the collections for the Museum of Ceramics. The collections made available had been brought from Yugoslavia by repatriates 60 years earlier
    • students helped stage a play about repatriation at the Old Theatre, broadcast by local television
    • young people took part every year in organizing a café stand during the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity
    • participation in Bolesławiec's Star of Kindness by preparing refreshments by the school's students
    • catering and waiting services, as well as work on the visual design, during the Diocesan Christmas Wafer Gathering for People with Disabilities.
  4. "Mały Bolesławiec" Song and Dance Ensemble
    • the ensemble has operated for more than 20 years; it consists of four dance groups and a folk band led by teacher-instructors Anna Słabiak and Janina Krawczewska
    • the ensemble's members are children and young people aged 7–17
    • for two years, the ensemble has presented Polish culture in Zwickau, Germany
    • the ensemble cooperates with the Deutsch-Polnische Kulturgruppe in Zwickau and has taken part several times in dance workshops organized at the Youth Cultural Centre in Bolesławiec and Zwickau
    • its activities enjoy great interest and support from the Polish Consul General in Leipzig and the authorities of Zwickau
    • the ensemble promotes Polish culture through joint meetings with German colleagues, teaching Polish dances and folk songs
    • actively participates in events for the local community (concerts and educational programmes for preschools and schools).
  5. The "Sumptuastic" band, consisting of: Andrzej Janusz, Marek Zając, Robert Opała, Iza Tarka, Tomek Bubieńczyk, Asia Iwanowska, and Wojtek Szajwaj, and manager Maciej Durczak
    • the band promotes Bolesławiec through performances throughout the country and abroad (Germany, the USA)
    • took part in Sopot Festival 2006
    • released its third album
    • in 2006, took part in the television competition "Hit na Mundial"
    • was a guest on numerous television and radio programmes
    • in every interview, the band emphasizes that it comes from Bolesławiec and always promotes the city of ceramics.
  6. Bolesławiec Cultural Centre Theatre Group, consisting of: Agnieszka Gawlik, Natalia Zbroja, Anna Szaja, Aleksandra Pawłowska, Wojciech Hetman, and Konrad Pieszko
    • founded in 2003 at the Bolesławiec Cultural Centre; its members are secondary-school students
    • the group is led by Anna Wieczur-Bluszcz
    • the group has many achievements to its name
    • in 2006, the premiere of the production "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel took place, directed by Anna Wieczur-Bluszcz; it was presented at many prestigious theatre reviews and festivals
    • presentation of the production at the Helena Modrzejewska Theatre in Legnica as a accompanying event during the National Recitation Competition
    • a distinction for instructor Anna Wieczur-Bluszcz for her working methods and artistic results at the 13th National Open Festival of Amateur Theatres ODEON in Andrychów
    • an acting award for Agnieszka Gawlik and Natalia Zbroja at the Lower Silesian Festival of Non-Professional Theatres KREACJE in Dzierżoniów
    • good reviews at the 16th International Theatre Festival MALTA 2006 – DEBUTS in Poznań
    • the audience award at the National Review of Amateur Theatres "THEATRICAL CLASHES AT DOROŻKARNIA 2006" in Warsaw
    • for the first time in its history, the Bolesławiec theatre group qualified for an international event
    • in 2005, the premiere of a one-person show performed by Agnieszka Charkot
    • in 2003, the premiere of the production "Skrzydełka" by M. Jokiel—an award at the "Bombart" theatre festival in Jelenia Góra
    • members of the Theatre Group take part every year in the National Recitation Competition, winning awards and distinctions.
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Team social award

  1. District Board of the Polish Red Cross in Bolesławiec
    • The District Board of the Polish Red Cross in Bolesławiec was nominated for the Lower Silesian Key to Success chapter in the category of best Lower Silesian non-governmental organization
    • the area of operation of the District Board of the Polish Red Cross covers the city and district of Bolesławiec, where the following facilities operate:
      • a Polish Red Cross shelter and night shelter for homeless people (for 45 people)
      • crisis-intervention rooms for victims of domestic violence
      • a rehabilitation-equipment rental service
      • a free legal and psychological advice centre
    • a Polish Red Cross rescue group
    • organizes and distributes Christmas parcels for poor families, pays for schoolchildren's meals, works for people with disabilities, provides educational work with children and young people, and promotes the idea of honorary blood donation
    • once again, the Polish Red Cross Rescue Group won first place at an international youth first-aid competition in Pirna, Germany
    • participation of the Polish Red Cross Rescue Group in the National Maneuvers of Polish Red Cross Rescue Groups
    • the Rescue Group co-implements the educational programme for preschoolers "Super Squirrel—Ola and Kuba's Friend" and organizes first-aid courses, demonstrations, and competitions
    • in November 2006, the Board organized an integration event for children with disabilities, attended by representatives of parents and children from a Dutch school in Westendorp.
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Individual awards in sport

  1. Patryk Dudyński
    • athlete of the "Bolesłavia" Inter-School Sports Club
    • has trained in athletics for 3 years
    • his coach is Ryszard Posacki
    • second place in the 110-metre hurdles (14.96 sec) and seventh place in the 300-metre hurdles (39.68 sec) at the Polish U16 Championships in Siedlce
    • champion of Lubusz and Lower Silesian voivodeships in the 110-metre hurdles and second place in the 300-metre hurdles at the Inter-Voivodeship U16 Championships in Zielona Góra
    • was part of the team that won the Polish vice-championship in the Jean Humbert Athletics Cup and third place nationally in the School Athletics League
    • in 2006, he trained with the Lower Silesian U16 squad and is now to train with the Lower Silesian junior squad
    • set the Lower Silesian record in the 110-metre hurdles with a time of 14.93 sec
    • holds a second sports class
    • in 2006, scored 5 points in the youth sport system.
  2. Katarzyna Romaszko
    • athlete of the "Bolesłavia" Inter-School Sports Club
    • has trained in athletics for 3 years
    • her coach is Ryszard Posacki
    • third place in the long jump (5.35 m) and seventh place in the 300-metre run (47.01 sec) at the Polish U16 Championships in Siedlce
    • champion of Lubusz and Lower Silesian voivodeships in the long jump (5.08 m) and the 300-metre hurdles (15.80 sec) at the Inter-Voivodeship U16 Championships in Zielona Góra
    • holds a third sports class
    • in 2006, she trained with the Lower Silesian U16 squad and is now to train with the Lower Silesian junior squad
    • scored 6 points in the youth sport system
  3. Jacek Nabożny
    • athlete of the "Bolesłavia" Inter-School Sports Club
    • his coach is Waldemar Krysztofiak
    • has trained in athletics for 4 years
    • Polish vice-champion in the heptathlon with 4,571 points at the Polish Indoor Championships in Spała
    • fourth place in the decathlon with 5,917 points at the National Youth Olympics in Łódź
    • trained with the Lower Silesian squad and is now training with the Polish junior squad
    • holds a first sports class
    • scored 5 points in the youth sport system
  4. Waldemar Krzemiński
    • first place individually and second place as a team at the International Ranking Tournament for People with Disabilities in Serbia and Montenegro (Novi Sad)
    • fifth place individually and third place as a team at the International Ranking Tournament for People with Disabilities in Slovakia
    • fourth place as a team at the World Championships for People with Disabilities in Switzerland (Montreux)
    • fifth place individually at the International Ranking Tournament for People with Disabilities in Slovenia
    • second place at the Polish Championships for People with Disabilities in Władysławowo
    • first place at the Open Lubań Championships
    • first place at the tournament marking the 20th anniversary of LZS Kaczorów
    • fifth place individually and first place as a team at the International Tournament for People with Disabilities in Zielona Góra
    • second place in the overall Grand Prix Zielona Góra Amateur Table Tennis standings
    • second places in the first and second tournaments in the Grand Prix Zielona Góra Amateur Table Tennis series
    • fifth place individually and fourth place as a team at the International Ranking Tournament for People with Disabilities in Poland in Władysławowo.
  5. Krystyna Szwajkowska
    • coach of the TOP Bolesławiec badminton section
    • second place in the Wilson Bavaria Open tournament in Munich
    • fourth place in the Word Tour Austria Open tournament in Vienna
    • fifth-eighth place at the Racketlon World Championships in Belgium
    • fifth-eighth place in the Word Tour Czech Open tournament in Prague
    • first place—the Polish Racketlon Championships in Zgierz
    • first place in the National UPC CUP Tri-Racket Tournament in Szczecin
    • second place in the National Babolat CUP 2006 Badminton Tournament
    • seventh place in the national ranking
    • fifth-eighth place in national tournaments in Głubczyce
    • ninth-sixteenth place at the Polish Championships in Słupsk
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Team awards in sport

  1. Inter-School Sports Club "Bolesłavia"
    • The club has approximately 100 athletes, children and young people from primary, lower-secondary, and secondary schools in the city and district
    • club athletes took part in numerous sporting events in Poland and abroad
    • 5 Polish Championship medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze)
    • 67 points in the youth sport system, placing 29th among 177 clubs in Lower Silesia and 328th among all Polish clubs out of 2,073 classified
    • among athletics clubs, 12th in Poland in the Junior League II and 28th nationally including the Junior League I
    • third place among Lower Silesian clubs at the U16 Championships (winning 7 medals)
    • 17 club athletes qualified for the Polish Championship finals (top eight)
    • 9 club athletes were selected for the Lower Silesian U16 squad
    • 9 club athletes were selected for the Lower Silesian junior squad
    • 1 athlete was selected for the Polish junior squad
    • 1 female athlete was selected for the Polish senior squad
    • Lower Silesian record in the 110-metre hurdles
    • at the Inter-Voivodeship U16 Championships in Zielona Góra, the club took third place in the overall championship standings among Lower Silesian clubs, scoring 26 points
    • at the International U16 Multi-Match in Jelenia Góra, the club took second place in the overall standings
    • third place among LZS (Rural Sports Clubs) in Lower Silesia
    • 3 athletes were selected for the Lower Silesian team for the International Poland-Czech Republic-Germany U16 Match.
  2. Municipal Lower-Secondary School No. 2 in Bolesławiec
    • the school's students achieve high placements at the Jelenia Góra Region Championships, Lower Silesian Championships, and Polish Championships
    • in the 2005/2006 school year, the school took first place among all lower-secondary schools in Lower Silesia, and in all previous years Municipal Lower-Secondary School No. 2 held leading positions in inter-school sports competition in Lower Silesia
    • the boys' team took first place in Lower Silesia in the Jean Humbert Athletics Cup (qualifying for the Polish Championships)
    • the boys' team took first place in Lower Silesia in the Athletics League (qualifying for the Polish Championships)
    • the boys' team took first place in Lower Silesia in the Athletics Gymnasiad
    • the girls' team took second place in Lower Silesia in the Athletics League
    • the girls' volleyball team took third place in Lower Silesia
    • the boys' volleyball team took third place in Lower Silesia
    • the boys' handball team took fourth place in Lower Silesia
    • the girls' swimming relay team took fifth place in Lower Silesia
    • the girls' team took fifth place in Lower Silesia in the Jean Humbert Athletics Cup
    • the girls' team took sixth place in Lower Silesia in the Athletics Gymnasiad
    • at the Polish Athletics League Championships in Białystok, the school team took third place in Poland
    • at the Polish Championships in the Jean Humbert Athletics Cup in Wrocław, the school team took second place in Poland.
  3. TOP Sports Club Bolesławiec
    • for 10 years, as the only club in the city, it has represented Bolesławiec in national competitions organized by the Polish Sports Association
    • the club took part in competitions in:
      • Leagues I, II, III, IV, and V of table tennis
      • the men's fourth volleyball league
      • the women's second football league
      • the second rugby sevens league
    • the existing table tennis, men's volleyball, basketball, badminton, and rugby sections were joined by swimming, racketlon, and women's volleyball sections, making it the largest club in the city; it currently has approximately 400 young members.
  4. TOP "HUSAR" Bolesławiec
    • the "HUSAR" RUGBY section scored 80 points in qualifying tournaments for the Polish Championships, earning promotion to the Polish RUGBY 7 Championship Final Tournament and ninth place at the Championships in Kraków
    • seventh place in the standings after 25 tournaments
    • fifth place at the International German Championships in Munich, which earned the team promotion to the Polish EXTRA RUGBY 7 LEAGUE
    • first place at the 23rd Polish Rugby 7 League Qualifying Tournament in Środa Śląska
    • first place at the 24th Polish Rugby 7 League Qualifying Tournament in Kobierzyce
    • first place at the 16th Polish Rugby 7 League Qualifying Tournament in Bolesławiec
    • second place at the 9th Polish Rugby 7 League Qualifying Tournament in Poznań
    • third place at the 7th Polish Rugby 7 League Qualifying Tournament in Kraków
  5. BKS Bolesławiec Senior Juniors Team
    • in the 2005/2006 football season, the team won the championship of the Senior Juniors District League
    • the team secured promotion to the Lower Silesian Junior League
    • two BKS Bolesławiec teams currently play in the Lower Silesian Junior League (senior juniors—the Lower Silesian Junior League; younger juniors—the Lower Silesian Younger Junior League)
  6. "CYKLOSPORT BOLESŁAWIEC" Cycling Team
    • seventh place—the Polish Amateur MTB Marathon Championships in Boguszów-Gorce
    • first place—the Fuji Eska Bike Marathon, 90 km, Elite category, overall series standings
    • third place—the Polish-Czech MTB-Tour Marathon Series, Elite category, overall standings
    • first place—Mountain Bike Extrino / Intel, Elite category in Karpacz
    • first place—the Polish-Czech MTB-Tour Marathon Series, Elite category, overall standings
    • second place—Mountain Bike Extrino / Intel, Elite category in Karpacz, overall standings
    • first place—the 12th International Open Mountain Biking Competition, 12–14 age category
    • first place—the Polish Police Mountain Biking Championships (qualifiers) in Sobótka
    • third place—UpHill Sprint MTB 500m in Szklarska Poręba, Elite category
    • third place—the Academic Polish Mountain Biking Championships—Dariusz Poroś and Łukasz Czyżycki in Przesieka
    • second place—the Polish-Czech MTB-Tour Marathon Series, overall standings.
  7. Municipal Sports Club "Bobrzanie"
    • the club cooperates with FSV Buolissa Bautzen (exchanges, member trips, tournaments, and friendly matches)
    • organizer of the international "Farewell to Summer" tournament, attended by more than 100 participants from Poland and Germany
    • organizer of the "Stars for Children 2006" Football Gala, with the participation of well-known players from the Polish national team and youth teams from Poland and Germany
    • organizer of a friendly match in Bolesławiec with the Dutch club BVC Bloemendaal.

Certificates of distinction in recognition of special contributions to promoting the city

  1. Towarzystwo Społeczne Klub Ciekawych Świata
    • the club has operated socially in Bolesławiec for 16 years and brings together connoisseurs of interesting tourism
    • has extensive documentation of its activities
    • organizer of trekking trips and excursions with original programmes
    • through its activities, it promotes Bolesławiec in Poland and abroad.
  2. Primary School No. 1 im. Janusza Kusocińskiego in Bolesławiec - school head Kornel Filipowicz
    • initiated and actively supports international cooperation with German and Czech schools and with a senior football team from Česká Lípa; the result is the organization of Polish Culture Days in Germany and German Culture Days in Bolesławiec
    • organizer of ceremonies and events marking the school's 20th anniversary under the slogan "Let's Meet Again After All These Years"
    • organizer of an International Football Tournament marking the school's 20th anniversary, with the participation of a senior team from Česká Lípa, and signatory of a cooperation agreement between the Student Sports Club at Primary School No. 1 and the Czech side
    • organizer of the 16th Janusz Kusociński Memorial Athletics Meet at Primary School No. 1 in Bolesławiec, with the participation of primary schools from the city and municipality
    • coordinator of projects applying for funding from national and European funds
    • on his initiative, the school takes part in national and international campaigns: School Without Violence, Safe School, All of Poland Reads to Children, Better School Ortofrajda, Spring Day in Europe, and Europe at School
  3. Karolina Kędzia
    • athlete of the "Boleslavia" Inter-School Sports Club
    • has trained in athletics for 5 years
    • her coach is Waldemar Krysztofiak
    • fourth place in the heptathlon with 4,373 points at the National Youth Olympics in Łódź
    • holds a second sports class
    • is training with the Lower Silesian squad
    • in 2006, scored 5 points in the youth sport system.
  4. Emilia Kumoś
    • athlete of the "Boleslavia" Inter-School Sports Club
    • has trained in athletics for 6 years in the running group
    • her coach is Małgorzata Markowska
    • seventh place in the 3,000-metre steeplechase (10:52.32 sec) at the Polish U23 Cross-Country Championships in Toruń
    • eighth place in the 10,000-metre run (36:55.19 sec) at the Polish U23 Championships in Kozienice
    • holds a first sports class
    • is currently training with the Polish senior squad
    • scored 9 points in the youth sport system.
  5. Kacper Grela
    • a young chess player (born April 5, 2000), a member of BKS Bolesławiec
    • winner of seventh place at the International Young Talents Active Chess Tournament for children up to 8 years old (where he achieved a norm for the fourth chess category before turning 6) in Trzebinia
    • winner of first place at the Lower Silesian Rapid Chess Championships for children up to 7 in Wrocław
    • winner of 14th place at the International Polish Championships for children up to 7 in Rybnik
    • first place at the International Chess Meeting—Bolesławiec
    • second place at the Open Wrocław Championships for children up to 7 (160 competitors took part in the six-tournament series in the under-7 group)
    • first place at the Open Bolesławiec Championships for children up to 12 in 2006
    • Kacper's supervisor is Zbigniew Kazimierski.
  6. Ryszard Posacki
    • since 1987, coach of the "Bolesławia" Inter-School Sports Club and coach of the "KUSY" Student Sports Club
    • trains athletes in the running group, who place in the finals and on the podium at the Polish Championships
    • the athletes he trains are selected for the Lower Silesian squad
    • his trainees have won more than 30 medals at the Polish Championships in various age categories, represented Poland in international matches, and Bartosz Gruman at the World Championships in Portugal
    • from 1992 to 1997, he was a consultant to the national junior athletics squad
    • in 2005, he was recognized as the best Lower Silesian coach training U16 athletes, and in 2006 he was ranked second in the same ranking
    • recognized by the Polish Athletics Association with the Silver Badge of the Polish Athletics Association
    • 15 athletes in the running group earned sports classes
    • 6 athletes from the running group trained with the Lower Silesian U16 squad
    • 2 Polish Championship medals
    • one athlete set the Lower Silesian record in the 110-metre hurdles.
  7. Waldemar Krysztofiak
    • since 1989, coach of the "Bolesłavia" Inter-School Sports Club
    • trains athletes in the running group, who place in the finals and on the podium at the Polish Championships
    • the athletes he trains are selected for the Lower Silesian and Polish squads
    • in 2006, recognized by the Polish Athletics Association with the Silver Badge of the Polish Athletics Association
    • 10 athletes in the running group earned sports classes
    • 6 athletes were selected for the Lower Silesian junior squad
    • 1 athlete was selected for the Polish junior squad
    • 3 Polish Championship medals.
  8. Andrzej Kwiatkowski
    • table tennis player of Club "TOP" Bolesławiec
    • multiple-time national representative at many international venues
    • in May 2006, won a bronze medal at the Polish Championships for People with Disabilities held in Cetniewo
    • in June 2006, together with the Polish national team, won fourth place at the International Team Tournament, also held in Cetniewo at the Central Olympic Preparation Centre
    • won second place at the Open Bolesławiec Table Tennis Championships
    • currently represents Club "TOP" Bolesławiec in the fourth table tennis league.
  9. MASTERS BOLESŁAWIEC Swimming Club
    • Club athletes won 24 medals—7 gold, 6 silver, and 11 bronze—at the 23rd Czech Swimming Championships in Česká Lípa. The team competed against teams from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Canada, and New Zealand
    • a club athlete's silver medal at the Open Polish Swimming Championships in Poznań.
  10. Bolesławiec Muay Thai Club
    • the club competed in only 5 tournaments, winning 12 times
    • club athlete Krzysztof Milewicz (67 kg) won:
      • first place at the tournament in Swarzędz, first place at the tournament in Zgorzelec, the Niepołomice Cup, and qualified for the Polish Cup
      • placed 14th in the ranking of athletes from across Poland
    • club athlete Grzegorz Nazar (71 kg) won:
      • first place at the tournament in Swarzędz and qualified for the Polish Cup
      • placed 16th in the ranking of athletes from across Poland
    • club athlete Dawid Mierzwa (75 kg) won:
      • first place at the tournament in Swarzędz and qualified for the Polish Cup
      • placed 16th in the ranking of athletes from across Poland
    • club athlete Piotr Sypek (71 kg) won:
      • first place at the tournament in Zgorzelec and qualified for the Polish Cup
      • placed 18th in the ranking of athletes from across Poland
  11. ILYO Bolesławiec Student Sports Club
    • club athletes won 5 gold, 6 silver, and 1 bronze medal in individual fights in categories ranging from children to seniors at SCHWERTPOKAL BEESKOV in Germany
    • fifth place for Małgorzata Kochańska—67 kg, fifth place for Katarzyna Janiec—63 kg, and fifth place for Katarzyna Szwedo—51 kg at the Polish Junior TAEKWONDO WTF Championships in Szczecinek
    • the club achieved scoring positions in the national overall youth sports classification (Polish Junior Championships)
    • the club scored points for the Municipality of Bolesławiec
    • maintains ongoing cooperation with the German TAEKWONDO WTF club TAEGUK in Cottbus (joint camps, trips, tournaments, training, and exchanges).

The ceremony presenting the awards for promoting Bolesławiec was enhanced by performances from the Bolesławiec big band Meyson and the Sumptuastic band. Between 1997 and 2006, a total of 163 individual awards and 63 team awards were granted.

(UM/KG information)