Czerwionka-Leszczyny

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Czerwionka-Leszczyny
Church in the Czuchów district of the town

Coat of arms
Czerwionka-Leszczyny is located in Poland
Czerwionka-Leszczyny
Coordinates: 50°11′N 18°41′E / 50.183°N 18.683°E / 50.183; 18.683
Country  Poland
Voivodeship POL województwo śląskie flag.svg Silesian
County Rybnik
Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny
Government
 • Mayor Wiesław Janiszewski
Area
 • City 37.63 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 • City 28,329
 • Density 752.8/km2 (1,949.8/sq mi)
 • Urban 2,746,000
 • Metro 5,294,000
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 44-230
Car plates SRB
Website http://www.czerwionka-leszczyny.com.pl


Czerwionka-Leszczyny [t​͡ʂɛrˈvjɔŋka lɛʂˈt​͡ʂɨnɨ] (German: Czerwionka-Leschczin) 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. Czerwionka-Leszczyny 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.[1] The population of the town is 28,329 (2008).[2]

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Coordinates: 50°09′N 18°39′E / 50.15°N 18.65°E / 50.15; 18.65


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