Lędziny
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For the village of the same name, see Lędziny, Opole Voivodeship.
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| Coordinates: 50°7′37″N 19°6′44″E / 50.12694°N 19.11222°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship |  Silesian |
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| County | Bieruń-Lędziny | ||
| Gmina | Lędziny (urban gmina) | ||
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| • City | 31.48 km2 (12.15 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • City | 16,262 | ||
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 2,746,000 | ||
| • Metro | 5,294,000 | ||
| Website | http://www.ledziny.pl | ||
Lędziny [lɛnˈd͡ʑinɨ] (German: Lendzin) is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million which is 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. Lędziny 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 16,262 (2008)[2].
[edit] Twinned town
Lędziny is twinned with:
[edit] References
- ^ European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) [1]
- ^ Powierzchnia i ludność w przekroju terytorialnym w 2008 - Central Statistical Office in Poland ISSN 1505-5507 , 13.08.2008
[edit] External links
- Lędziny city government website
- Jewish Community in Lędziny on Virtual Shtetl
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Coordinates: 50°07′N 19°06′E / 50.117°N 19.1°E
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