Siemianowice Śląskie
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Siemianowice Śląskie also known as Siemianowice (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛmjanɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ]; German: Siemianowitz-Laurahütte; Silesian: Śymjanowice Ślůnskje) is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice, in the core of the Metropolis GZM - a metropolis with a population of 2 million people and is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula).
Siemianowice Śląskie | |
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Coordinates: 50°16′33″N 18°59′9″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | city county |
Established | 13th century |
City rights | 1932 |
Government | |
• City mayor | Rafał Piech |
Area | |
• Total | 25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 295 m (968 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 260 m (850 ft) |
Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 65,684 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 41-100 to 41-106 |
Area code | +48 32 |
Car plates | SI |
Primary airport | Katowice Airport |
Website | http://www.siemianowice.pl |
It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then in the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Siemianowice is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation, the Katowice urban area, at the heart of the greater Upper Silesian-Moravian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people.[2] The population of the city is 65,684 (2021).[1] Siemianowice Śląskie borders four cities: Piekary Śląskie, Chorzów, Czeladź and the voivodeship capital Katowice.