Łaziska Górne
| Łaziska Górne | ||
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Roundabout in the center of town | ||
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  Łaziska Górne | ||
| Coordinates: 50°9′N 18°51′E / 50.150°N 18.850°ECoordinates: 50°9′N 18°51′E / 50.150°N 18.850°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship |
 Silesian | |
| County | Mikołów | |
| Gmina | Łaziska Górne (urban gmina) | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Aleksander Wyra | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 20.7 km2 (8.0 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008) | ||
| • City | 21,942 | |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 2,746,000 | |
| • Metro | 5,294,000 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 43-170 do 43-173 | |
| Car plates | SMI | |
| Website |
www | |
Łaziska Górne [waˈʑiska ˈɡurnɛ] (German: Ober Lazisk, Silesian: Gůrne Łaziska [1]) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands.
It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Łaziska is one of the towns of the 2,7 million conurbation - Katowice urban area and within a greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people.[2] The population of the town is 21,942 (2008).[3]
Industry
- Łaziska Power Station
- Bolesław Śmiały Coal Mine
- Łaziska Steel Mill
- Wilk Elektronik S.A. (computer memory)
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Łaziska Górne is twinned with:
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- ↑ Steuer's Silesian alphabet
- ↑ European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON)
- ↑ Powierzchnia i ludność w przekroju terytorialnym w 2008 - Central Statistical Office in Poland ISSN 1505-5507 , 13.08.2008