Pyskowice
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This article is about the city in Silesia, Poland. For the city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, see Pyskowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
Pyskowice [pɨskɔˈvʲit͡sɛ] ⓘ (German: Peiskretscham) is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Outer city of the Metropolis GZM – metropolis with the population of 2 million. Located in the Silesian Highlands.
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Pyskowice | |
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Coordinates: 50°23′N 18°37′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Silesian |
County | Gliwice |
Gmina | Pyskowice (urban gmina) |
First mentioned | 1256 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Adam Wójcik |
Area | |
• City | 31.89 km2 (12.31 sq mi) |
Population (2019-06-30[1]) | |
• City | 18,432 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,746,000 |
• Metro | 5,294,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 44-120 |
Car plates | SGL |
Climate | Cfb |
Primary airport | Katowice Airport |
Website | http://www.pyskowice.pl/ |
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It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously it was in Katowice Voivodeship. Pyskowice is one of the towns of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people.[2] The population of the town is 18,432 (2019). It borders Gliwice, one of the largest cities of the metropolitan area, in the south.