Lędziny
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For the village of the same name, see Lędziny, Opole Voivodeship.
Lędziny ([lɛnˈd͡ʑinɨ]; German: Lendzin; Silesian: Lyńdźiny) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Outer town of the Metropolis GZM – a metropolis with a population of 2 million which is located in the Silesian Highlands. The population of the town is 16,776 (2019).
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Lędziny | |
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Coordinates: 50°7′37″N 19°6′44″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Bieruń-Lędziny |
Gmina | Lędziny (urban gmina) |
Area | |
• City | 31.48 km2 (12.15 sq mi) |
Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• City | 16,776 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,746,000 |
• Metro | 5,294,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | SBL |
Primary airport | Katowice Airport |
Website | http://www.ledziny.pl |
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It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Lędziny is one of the towns of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people.[2]