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  Pyskowice
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| Coordinates: 50°23′N 18°37′E / 50.383°N 18.617°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship |  Silesian |
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| County | Gliwice | ||
| Gmina | Pyskowice (urban gmina) | ||
| First mentioned | 1256 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Wacław Kęska | ||
| Area | |||
| - City | 31.89 km2 (12.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| - City | 19,104 | ||
| - Density | 599.1/km2 (1,551.6/sq mi) | ||
| - Urban | 2,746,000 | ||
| - Metro | 5,294,000 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 44-120 | ||
| Car plates | SGL | ||
| Website | http://www.pyskowice.pl/ | ||
Pyskowice [pɨskɔˈvit͡sɛ] (
listen) (German: Peiskretscham) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands.
It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously it was in Katowice Voivodeship. Pyskowice is one of the towns of the 2,7 million conurbation - Katowice urban area and within a greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people[1]. The population of the town is 19,104 (2008)[2].
References
- ^ European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) [1]
- ^ Powierzchnia i ludność w przekroju terytorialnym w 2008 - Central Statistical Office in Poland ISSN 1505-5507 , 13.08.2008
External links
- Webpage of the town (Polish, English, German)
- The Best Forum / Pyskowice (Polish, English, German)
- Peiskretscham Website (German)
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Coordinates: 50°24′N 18°38′E / 50.4°N 18.633°E
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