Jaworzno
Jaworzno | |
|---|---|
Rynek ("Market Square") in Jaworzno | |
| Motto(s): Jaworzno – źródło energii. Jaworzno – the source of energy | |
| Coordinates: 50°12′16″N 19°16′12″E / 50.20444°N 19.27000°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | county |
| Established | 1229 |
| City rights | 1901 |
| Government | |
| • country mayor | Paweł Silbert |
| Area | |
• Total | 153 km2 (59 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2021) | |
• Total | 89,350 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 43–600 to 43–618 |
| Area code | +48 32 |
| Car plates | SJ |
| Website | http://www.jaworzno.pl/ |
Jaworzno [jaˈvɔʐnɔ] ⓘ is a city county in southern Poland in the Silesian Voivodeship, near Katowice. It lies in the Silesian Highlands, on the Przemsza river (a tributary of the Vistula). Jaworzno belongs to Lesser Poland and despite belonging to the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, Jaworzno is not part of Silesia. Jaworzno is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation – Katowice urban area and within a more significant Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the city is 89,350 (2021).