Miasteczko Śląskie
Miasteczko Śląskie | |
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Miasteczko Śląskie | |
| Coordinates: 50°29′N 18°54′E / 50.483°N 18.900°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Tarnowskie Góry |
| Gmina | Miasteczko Śląskie (urban gmina) |
| Established | 16th century |
| Town rights | 1561 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michał Skrzydło |
| Area | |
• Total | 67.94 km2 (26.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-01-01) | |
• Total | 7,044 |
| • Density | 103.7/km2 (268.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 40-001 to 40-999 |
| Area code | +48 32 |
| Car plates | STA |
| Website | http://www.miasteczko-slaskie.pl |
Miasteczko Śląskie [mʲasˈtɛt͡ʂkɔ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ] (originally Żyglińskie Góry; formerly also Miasteczko; German: Georgenberg) is a town in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It borders the Metropolis GZM - a large metropolitan area with a population of over 2 million. It is located in the Silesian Highlands.
It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before World War II, in the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Miasteczko Śląskie is one of the towns within the Katowice urban area and within the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area with a population of about 5,294,000 people. The population of the town is 7,437 (2019).
The settlement was founded between 1526 and 1543. In 1561, it was granted town rights.