Rybnik

Also known as Rybnik, Silesian Voivodeship

Rybnik (Polish pronunciation: ; ) is a city in southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship, around southwest of Katowice, the region's capital, and around from the Czech border. It is one of the major cities of the Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area with a population of 5.3 million and the main city of the so-called Subregion Zachodni, previously also known as the Rybnik Coal Area. With a population of 135,994 as of January 1, 2022, it is the 25th most-populous city in Poland.

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Rybnik is a city of nearly 136,000 people in southern Poland's Silesian region, located southwest of the regional capital Katowice near the Czech border. It is a significant urban center in the Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area and historically served as the main city of a coal-mining region.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Rybnik
Settlement.settlement_type: City county
Settlement.image_flag: POL Rybnik flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Rybnik COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: city county
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Piotr Kuczera
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 10th century
Settlement.established_title3: City rights
Settlement.established_date3: before 1308
Settlement.elevation_min_m: 210
Settlement.elevation_max_m: 290

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Official name: Rybnik
Country: Poland
Located in: Silesian Voivodeship
Continent: Europe
Population: 133772
Area: 148
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Rybnik County
Shares border with: Radlin
Official website: www.rybnik.pl
Image: Rynek w Rybniku 10.JPG
Licence plate code: SR

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twinned administrative body: Haderslev
native label: Rybnik
Commons category: Rybnik
topic's main category: Category:Rybnik
category for people born here: Category:Births in Rybnik
category of associated people: Category:People from Rybnik
described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Commons gallery: Rybnik
P6482: Rybnik
inception: 1327-00-00
P8168: Heinrich Lang
different from: Rybnik
male population: 65126
female population: 68646
P12749: Bille

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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections

Contents

History
Population
Historical population
Current population estimates
Nationality, language and religion
Neighborhoods
Government and politics
Local politics
National politics
Tourism
Sports
Teams from Rybnik
Climate
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
External links

Rybnik is the center of commerce, business, transportation and culture for the southwestern part of the Silesian Voivodeship, a consolidated city-county and the seat of a separate suburban Rybnik county. Rybnik is particularly recognized for its contributions to music, with the Szafrankowie School of Music musicians such as Henryk Górecki or Lidia Grychtołówna, among others. It is also a seat of the Rybnik Philharmonic Orchestra.

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