Piekary Śląskie
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| Piekary Śląskie | |
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| (Flag) | (Coat of arms) |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| Municipal government | Urząd Miasta Piekary Śląskie |
| Mayor | Stanisław Korfanty |
| Area | 39,6 km² |
| Population - city - urban - density |
59 675 3,487,000 (USIA) 1506,94/km² |
| City rights | 1939 |
| Latitude Longitude |
50°53' N 18°57' E |
| Area code | +48 32 |
| Car plates | SPI |
| Twin towns | Kroměříž (Czech Republic) |
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Piekary Śląskie (German: Deutsch Piekar) is a town in south Poland, situated in the Silesian Voivodship since 1999 (previously in the Katowice Voivodship from 1975). Piekary is a spiritual centre of Upper Silesia, a place of St. Mary's veneration, a pilgrimage site for thousands of the faithful, and a mining town. It was the stage for patriotic Polish demonstration and one of the centers of Silesian Uprisings and in 1922 was ceded to the Second Polish Republic by Germany as 86 % of the population voted for joining the re-established Polish state.
[edit] Districts
- 1 Kozłowa Góra
- 2 Piekary-Centre
- 3 Szarlej
- 4 Brzozowice
- 5 Kamień
- 6 Brzeziny Śląskie
- 7 Dąbrówka Wielka
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