Pyskowice
Pyskowice [pɨskɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] ⓘ (German: Peiskretscham) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union – metropolis with the population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands.
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Town square with historic tenements | |
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Coat of arms | |
Pyskowice | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′N 18°37′E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Gliwice |
| Gmina | Pyskowice (urban gmina) |
| First mentioned | 1256 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Adam Wójcik |
| Area | |
| • City | 31.89 km2 (12.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
| • City | 18,432 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,746,000 |
| • Metro | 5,294,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44-120 |
| Car plates | SGL |
| Climate | Cfb |
| Primary airport | Katowice Airport |
| Website | http://www.pyskowice.pl/ |
It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously it was in Katowice Voivodeship. Pyskowice 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. The population of the town is 18,432 (2019). It borders Gliwice, one of the largest cities of the metropolitan area, in the south.
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