sentences:  In 1890 Gliwice had 19,667 inhabitants, and this number has increased over twofold over the next 10 years to 52,362 in 1900.Gliwice gained its status of a large city ("" in German) in 1927, when population reached 102,452 people.In 1945, with the approaching Red Army, a significant number of residents were either evacuated or fled the city at their own discretion.