Tarnowskie Góry
Also known as Tarnowitz, Tarnovice
town in the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland
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Tarnowskie Góry is a town located in the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland. It is historically significant as a center of mining and industrial activity in the region.
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- Official website
- www.tarnowskiegory.pl
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- Tarnowskie Góry.jpg
- Licence plate code
- STA
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- P8168
- William Eagle Clarke
- P6482
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Tarnowskie Góry ( Polish: [tarˈnɔfskjɛ ˈɡurɨ] ; German: Tarnowitz; Silesian: Tarnowske Gōry) is a city in Silesia, southern Poland, located in the Silesian Highlands near Katowice and seat city of Tarnowskie Góry County Located in the north of the Metropolis GZM, a megalopolis, the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the town is 61,842 (2021) making it one of the biggest towns in Poland. As of 1999, it is part of Silesian Voivodeship, previously Katowice Voivodeship.
The Historic Silver Mine of Tarnowskie Góry, a UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in the town.