Siemianowice Śląskie

Siemianowice Śląskie
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Siemianowice Śląskie
Coordinates: 50°16′33″N 18°59′9″E / 50.27583°N 18.98583°E / 50.27583; 18.98583
Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
Countycity county
Established13th century
City rights1932
Government
  City mayorRafał Piech (PJJ)
Area
  Total
25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi)
Highest elevation
295 m (968 ft)
Lowest elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021)
  Total
65,684
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
41-100 to 41-106
Area code+48 32
Car platesSI
Primary airportKatowice Airport
Websitehttp://www.siemianowice.pl

Siemianowice Śląskie (Polish pronunciation: [ɕɛmjanɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ]; German: Siemianowitz-Laurahütte; Silesian: Śymjanowice Ślůnskje) also known as Siemianowice is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice, in the core of the Metropolis GZM - a metropolis with a population of 2 million people and is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula).

It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then in the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Siemianowice is one of the cities of the 2.7 million conurbation, the Katowice urban area, at the heart of the greater Katowice-Ostrava metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the city is 65,684 (2021). Siemianowice Śląskie borders six cities: Piekary Śląskie, Chorzów, Czeladź, Będzin, Wojkowice, and the voivodeship capital Katowice.