Skoczów
Sign in to saveSkoczów (pronounced , , ) is a town and the seat of Gmina Skoczów in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,385 inhabitants (2019). The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Kiczyce
- Region
- województwo śląskie
- Country
- Polska
- Population
- 14,810
- Timezone
- Europe/Warsaw
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Skoczów
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Skoczów flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Skoczów COA.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Poland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Voivodeship
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Silesian
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Cieszyn
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Gmina
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Skoczów
- Settlement.leader_title
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Official name
- Skoczów
- Country
- Poland
- Located in
- Gmina Skoczów
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- +13814
- Area
- +63.27
- Body of water
- Vistula
- Shares border with
- Wiślica, Silesian Voivodeship
- Official website
- www.um.skoczow.pl
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Skoczów (pronounced , , ) is a town and the seat of Gmina Skoczów in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland with 14,385 inhabitants (2019). The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The name of the town is of possessive origin, derived from personal name Skocz.