Knurów
Knurów
Knurōw (Silesian) | |
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City hall in Knurów | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Knurów | |
| Coordinates: 50°13′N 18°41′E / 50.217°N 18.683°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Gliwice |
| Gmina | Knurów (urban gmina) |
| First mentioned | ca. 1295 |
| City rights | 1951 |
| Government | |
| • City mayor | Tomasz Rzepa |
| Area | |
• City | 33.95 km2 (13.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• City | 38,310 |
| • Density | 1,128/km2 (2,923/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,746,000 |
| • Metro | 5,294,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44-190 to 44-196 |
| Car plates | SGL |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Primary airport | Katowice Airport |
| Highways | |
| National roads | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | http://www.knurow.pl/ |
Knurów ([ˈknuruf] ⓘ; Silesian: Knurōw, German: Knurow) is a city near Katowice in Silesia, southern Poland. Knurów is an outer city of the Metropolis GZM, a metropolis with a population of two million.
Knurów is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Bierawka River, a tributary of the Oder River.