Łaziska Górne

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Łaziska Górne
Roundabout in the center of town
Coat of arms
Łaziska Górne
Coordinates: 50°9′N 18°51′E / 50.15°N 18.85°E / 50.15; 18.85
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Mikołów
Gmina	Łaziska Górne (urban gmina)
Government
- Mayor	Mirosław Duży
Area
- City	20.7 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population (2008)
- City	21,942
- Density	1,060/km2 (2,745.4/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	http://www.laziska.pl

Łaziska Górne [waˈʑiska ˈgurnɛ] (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].

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Coordinates: 50°09′N 18°51′E / 50.15°N 18.85°E / 50.15; 18.85

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1. ^ Steuer's Silesian alphabet
2. ^ European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) [1]
3. ^ Powierzchnia i ludność w przekroju terytorialnym w 2008 - Central Statistical Office in Poland ISSN 1505-5507 , 13.08.2008

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