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Lędziny

Coordinates: 50°7′37″N 19°6′44″E / 50.12694°N 19.11222°E / 50.12694; 19.11222
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For the village of the same name, see Lędziny, Opole Voivodeship.
Lędziny
Library in the town centre
Library in the town centre
Coat of arms of Lędziny
Coat of arms
Lędziny is located in Poland
Lędziny
Lędziny
Coordinates: 50°7′37″N 19°6′44″E / 50.12694°N 19.11222°E / 50.12694; 19.11222
Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
CountyBieruń-Lędziny
GminaLędziny (urban gmina)
Area
 • City31.48 km2 (12.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • City16,776
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,746,000
 • Metro
5,294,000
Websitehttp://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. The population of the town is 16,776 (2019).

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.[2]

History

Church of Saint Clement

The proofs of human habitation dating back to the Bronze Age have been found in a direct vicinity of the town – mostly period pieces of Lusatian culture. In the pre-Christian era, on the highest hill within present borders of the town – Klimont Hill, place of worship dedicated to Slavic god Perun, (modern ablatives Piorun, Pieron – meaning Thunderbolt) was located. Much later, in 1769, Saint Clement Church was raised in exactly the same spot, where pagan place of worship used to be.

First mention of Lędziny village dates back to 1160, when Jan Długosz described it as a property of knight Jaksa of Miechów, who donated it to Order of Saint Benedict. Lędziny area was active skirmish field during Silesian Uprisings, especially so during II Silesian Uprising in 1920. During Nazi occupation, one of the sub-camps of Auschwitz concentration camp was located in Lędziny.

In 1975 Lędziny was amalgamated with Tychy, but regained town rights in 1991.

Districts

The town is subdivided into 9 districts:

  • Blych
  • Goławiec
  • Górki
  • Hołdunów
  • Rachowy
  • Ratusz
  • Smardzowice
  • Świniowy
  • Zamoście

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Lędziny is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial divison in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  2. ^ European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-03-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Miasta partnerskie". ledziny.pl (in Polish). Lędziny. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
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