Siemianowice Śląskie

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Siemianowice Śląskie

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Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Municipal government	Rada Miejska Siemianowic Śląskich
Mayor	Danuta Sobczyk
Area	25,5 km²
Population - city - urban - density	72,869 2005 est. 2857/km²
City rights	1932
Latitude Longitude	50°19' N 19°02' E
Area code	+48 32
Car plates	SI
Twin towns	Köthen, Wattrelos, Jablunkov, Mohács, Câmpia Turzii
Municipal Website

Siemianowice Śląskie is a city of the Upper Silesian Industry Area in Poland. Its population is 72,869, within a greater metropolitan area population of 3,487,000 (2004). Siemianowice's today's form results from the merging of the communes Siemianowice (German: Siemianowitz) and Huta Laury (German: Laurahütte) in 1924. The new city was named Siemianowice Śląskie and gained Town privileges in 1932.

It lies in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, previously in the Katowice Voivodeship (1975-1998).

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