Kłobuck

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Kłobuck
Coat of arms
Kłobuck
Coordinates: 50°55′N 18°56′E / 50.917, 18.933
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Kłobuck County
Gmina	Gmina Kłobuck
Area
- Total	47.53 km² (18.4 sq mi)
Highest elevation	270 m (886 ft)
Lowest elevation	240 m (787 ft)
Population (2006)
- Total	13,193
- Density	277.6/km² (718.9/sq mi)
Postal code	42-100
Website: http://www.klobuck.pl

Kłobuck [ˈkwɔbut​͡sk] (German: Klobutzko) is a town in Poland, with 13,254 inhabitants (2004). Located in the Silesian Voivodeship, about 15 km northwest of Częstochowa, it is the capital of Klobuck County. Before WW II the city had a very lively Jewish community of about 2,000 persons. Most of them were killed during the German occupation.

[edit] Transport

Main road connections from the Kłobuck include connection with Wieluń (to the north-west) and Częstochowa (to the south-east) via the National Road 43 .

[edit] External links

• Webpage about the city
• Information about local city government
• Kłobuck County webpage
• Kłobuck on the map, via www.pilot.pl
• The Jewish community life in Kłobuck before WW II

Coordinates: 50°54′N, 18°56′E

v • d • e Kłobuck County Seat: Kłobuck Urban-rural gminas: Gmina Kłobuck • Gmina Krzepice Rural gminas: Gmina Lipie • Gmina Miedźno • Gmina Opatów • Gmina Panki • Gmina Popów • Gmina Przystajń • Gmina Wręczyca Wielka