Wojkowice
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 Wojkowice
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| Coordinates: 50°22′N 19°3′E / 50.367°N 19.05°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship |  Silesian |
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| County | Będzin | ||
| Gmina | Wojkowice (urban gmina) | ||
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| • City | 12.79 km2 (4.94 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008) | |||
| • City | 9,368 | ||
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 2,746,000 | ||
| • Metro | 5,294,000 | ||
| Postal code | 42-580 | ||
| Website | http://www.wojkowice.pl | ||
Wojkowice [vɔi̯kɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] (German: Woikowize) is a small town in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula).
It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously it was in Katowice Voivodeship. Wojkowice 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 9,368 (2008)[2].
[edit] External links
- Jewish Community in Wojkowice on Virtual Shtetl
[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
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Coordinates: 50°22′N 19°03′E / 50.367°N 19.05°E
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