Bukowno
Sign in to saveBukowno is a town in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. Before 1975 it belonged to the Kraków Voivodeship and in 1975-1998 to the Katowice Voivodeship. Bukowno is located in western part of Lesser Poland Voivodeship, between Katowice and Kraków about away from both towns. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 9,876.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bukowno
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Bukowno flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Bukowno COA2.svg
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bukowno-rzeka.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sztoła River flowing through Bukowno
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Lesser Poland
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Olkusz
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Bukowno (urban gmina)
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mirosław Gajdziszewski
- Settlement.established_title
- First mentioned
- Settlement.established_date
- 15th century
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 9791
- Area
- 63.42
- Elevation
- 314
- Official website
- www.miastobukowno.pl/miasto-bukowno/o-miescie/polozenie
- Image
- Bukowno.zwycięstwa.jpg
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- inception
- 1962-00-00
- Commons category
- Bukowno
- postal code
- 32-332
- male population
- 4675
- female population
- 5116
- P8168
- Paravulsor impudicus
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Bukowno is a town in Olkusz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland. Before 1975 it belonged to the Kraków Voivodeship and in 1975-1998 to the Katowice Voivodeship. Bukowno is located in western part of Lesser Poland Voivodeship, between Katowice and Kraków about away from both towns. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 9,876.
Bukowno is situated on the Sztoła River, and belongs to the Jaworzno - Chrzanów Industrial District, which is part of historic Lesser Poland, and is located in the Lesser Polish Upland, amidst deciduous and coniferous forests. Bukowno is a major center of industry, with zinc and lead plants. The town has the area of 63 km2., of which 73% is forested. Bukowno is a rail hub, with rail connections to Olkusz, Kielce, Jaworzno and Katowice. It also is located along the Broad Gauge Metallurgy Line. Five kilometers north of town goes National Road Nr. 94.
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