Knurów
See also: Knurów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship
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St. Lawrence's Church (16th century). Originally in Knurów, in 1935 the wooden church was moved to Chorzów | |||
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  Knurów | |||
| Coordinates: 50°13′N 18°41′E / 50.217°N 18.683°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship |
 Silesian | ||
| County | Gliwice | ||
| Gmina | Knurów (urban gmina) | ||
| City rights | 1951 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Adam Rams | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 33.95 km2 (13.11 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • City | 39,449 | ||
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 2,746,000 | ||
| • Metro | 5,294,000 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 44-190 do 44-196 | ||
| Car plates | SGL | ||
| Website | http://www.knurow.pl/ | ||
Knurów [ˈknuruf] is a town near Katowice in Silesia, southern Poland. Knurów borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of two million.
Knurów is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Bierawka River, a tributary of the Oder River.
History
Administratively Knurów has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship since the latter's formation in 1999; previously it was part of Katowice Voivodeship. Knurów is one of the cities of the 2,7 million conurbation - Katowice urban area and within a greater Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people.[1] The population of the town is 39,449 (2008).[2]
Contemporary church
Notes
- ↑ 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
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Knurów. |
- Official town website
- Wirtualny Knurów - Non-official town website
- Miasto Knurów - latest local news, entertainment, sport
- Personal blog about Knurów
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