Editing Piła (section)

===Post-war Poland===
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As a result of the border changes agreed at the [[Potsdam Conference]] in 1945, the city became again part of Poland, although with a Soviet-installed communist regime, which stayed in power until the [[Fall of Communism]] in the 1980s. The city's historic Polish name ''Piła'' was restored. The remaining local German population was [[Expulsion of Germans after World War II|expelled]] by Polish and Soviet troops from 1945 to 1948 in accordance with the [[Potsdam Agreement]],{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} while [[Repatriation of Poles (1944–1946)|Polish expelees]] from [[Territories of Poland annexed by the Soviet Union|former eastern Poland annexed by the Soviet Union]] and settlers from areas of central Poland, which were destroyed during the war, were resettled in the city. The historical city centre was only partially restored.
[[File:Piła Główna po modernizacji.jpg|thumb|[[Piła Główna railway station]]]]
In 1972 the [[Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Piła|Territorial Prelature of Piła]] was suppressed, its territory being reassigned to establish the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg|Diocese of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg]] and [[Diocese of Gorzów]].

In August 1980, employees of local factories joined the nationwide anti-communist strikes,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Zwiernik|first=Przemysław|year=2011|title=Opór społeczny i opozycja w epoce Gierka|magazine=Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej|language=pl|publisher=IPN|issue=5–6 (126–127)|page=131|issn=1641-9561}}</ref> which led to the foundation of the [[Solidarity (Polish trade union)|Solidarity]] organization, which played a central role in the end of communist rule in Poland.

In 1975 Piła became the capital of the newly established [[Piła Voivodeship]] (province), which started a period of fast development of industry in the area as one of the most important cities of the region. It remained a voivodeship capital until the administrative reform of 1999. It is known for its green areas and parks, as well as for its [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] club [[Polonia Piła]] who race at the [[Stadion Polonii Piła]].