Świętochłowice
Świętochłowice (; ; ) is a city with powiat rights in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is also one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM, with a population of 2 million, and is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa River (tributary of the Vistula).
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Świętochłowice is a city in southern Poland's Silesia region, located near Katowice and situated on the Rawa River in the Silesian Highlands. It holds special administrative status as a city with powiat rights and serves as one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolitan area with a population of 2 million.
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Location
- History
- Population
- Climate and soil
- Districts
- Sights
- Sport
- Sport clubs
- Sportspeople of Świętochłowice in Olympic Games
- Politics
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Świętochłowice (; ; ) is a city with powiat rights in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is also one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM, with a population of 2 million, and is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa River (tributary of the Vistula).
It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Świętochłowice is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the city is 49,762 (2019).