Chorzów
Chorzów
Chorzōw (Silesian) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Chorzów | |
| Coordinates: 50°18′N 18°57′E / 50.300°N 18.950°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | city county |
| Established | 1257 |
| City rights | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • City mayor | Szymon Michałek (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| 33.24 km2 (12.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
| 105,628 | |
| • Density | 3,166.9/km2 (8,202/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,746,000 |
| • Metro | 4,620,624 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 41–500 to 41–506 |
| Area code | +48 32 |
| Car plates | SH |
| Primary airport | Katowice Airport |
| Website | https://chorzow.eu/ |
Chorzów (/ˈxɒʒuːf/ KHOZH-oof; Polish: [ˈxɔʐuf] ⓘ; German: Königshütte [ˈkøːnɪçsˌhʏtə] ⓘ; Silesian: Chorzōw) is a city in the Silesia region of southern Poland, near Katowice. Chorzów is one of the central cities of the Metropolis GZM – a metropolis with a population of 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Rawa River (a tributary of the Vistula).
Administratively, Chorzów is in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, previously Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, the Silesian Voivodeship. Chorzów is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation – the Katowice urban area and within a greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area with a population of about 5,294,000 people. The population within the city limits is 105,628 as of December 2021.
Chorzów is particularly known as the location of the Silesian Stadium, one of the largest and historically most important stadiums in Poland. Ruch Chorzów, one of the most accomplished Polish football clubs, is based in the city.