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Stalowa

Stalowa is the feminine form of the Polish adjective stalowy, meaning “steel” or “made of steel.” It is used to describe things that are composed of steel or have a steel-like quality, and appears in many Polish terms and phrases such as stalowa rama (steel frame), stalowa konstrukcja (steel construction), or stalowa brama (steel gate).

As part of proper names, the element stalowa may occur in toponyms, especially in reference to places

The best-known use is in Stalowa Wola, a city in south-eastern Poland, in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. The

In contemporary usage, stalowa appears in various compound nouns and in industrial and architectural contexts. The

connected
with
the
steel
industry.
city
was
founded
in
the
1930s
as
part
of
the
Central
Industrial
Region
and
grew
around
a
steelworks,
planned
as
an
industrial
town.
The
plant,
Huta
Stalowa
Wola,
became
central
to
its
economy
and
helped
shape
the
region’s
development.
The
name
of
the
city
reflects
its
industrial
heritage,
with
“Stalowa”
pointing
to
steel
production
and
“Wola”
a
historical
toponym
often
associated
with
a
settlement
with
privileges
or
a
sense
of
freedom.
term
remains
common
in
Polish,
but
as
a
stand-alone
noun
it
is
primarily
encountered
as
part
of
phrases
or
place
names
rather
than
as
a
distinct
entity.