Żory

Żory
Market square (rynek)
Żory
Coordinates: 50°3′N 18°42′E / 50.050°N 18.700°E / 50.050; 18.700
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
Countycity county
First mentioned1258
City rights1272
Government
 • MayorWaldemar Socha
Area
 • Total
64.64 km2 (24.96 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)
 • Total
62,848
 • Density972.3/km2 (2,518/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
44-240
Area code+48 32
Car platesSZO
Websitewww.zory.pl

Żory ([ˈʐɔrɨ] ; German: Sohrau, Silesian: Żory, Czech: Žáry, Žárov) is a city in the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland with 62,848 inhabitants (2021). It is located in the historic Upper Silesia region about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Katowice.