Katowice Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by the Silesian Voivodeship. Its capital city was Katowice.
Czerwionka-Leszczyny is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Bierawka River, located on Silesian Highlands, about 50 km (31 mi) north of the Silesian Beskids. It is an outer suburb of Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of over 3 million, and a suburb of Rybnik, both making Silesian metropolitan area with a population of 4,676,983 people.
Orzesze is a town in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. Borders on the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of 2 millions. Located in the Silesian Highlands.
Rybnik County is a suburban county in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, created in 1999 as a result of Polish local government reforms. Its administrative seat is the city of Rybnik, although the city is not part of the county. The county consists of three disjoint parts, separated by the city of Rybnik. In the past decade, Rybnik country experienced significant population growth, due to urban sprawl of adjacent cities. At the 2002 census, the population was 72,926. At the 2011 census, the population was 76,094.
Rybnik Coal Area is an industrial region in southern Poland. It is located in the Silesian Voivodeship, in a basin between the Vistula and Oder rivers, sited on the Rybnik Plateau between Katowice to the north and Ostrava on the south-west. Part a Silesian metropolitan area populated by 5,294,000 people and Silesian metropolitan region populated by about 7 million. According to scientific description by Paweł Swianiewicz and Urszula Klimska this area have 507,000 people, according to European Spatial Planning Observation Network - 634,000 people. Area: about 1,300 km².
Gmina Jeżów is a rural gmina in Brzeziny County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Jeżów, which lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) east of Brzeziny and 35 km (22 mi) east of the regional capital Łódź.
Gmina Dłutów is a rural gmina in Pabianice County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. Its seat is the village of Dłutów, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south of Pabianice and 26 km (16 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź.
Gmina Pilchowice is a rural gmina in Gliwice County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pilchowice, which lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Gliwice and 32 km (20 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.
Gmina Ornontowice is a rural gmina in Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Ornontowice, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of Mikołów and 19 km (12 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Rudy Landscape Park is a protected area in southern Poland, established in 1993, covering an area of 493.87 square kilometres (190.68 sq mi).
Wilhelm Szewczyk was a Polish writer, poet, literary critic, translator, activist of the National Radical Camp, communist, and member of parliament from the region of Silesia.
Reinhold Olesch was a linguist, Slavic studies Professor of University of Vienna. He researched the Slavonic dialects of Upper Silesia, which he recognized as his mother tongue. He published several works about them, including: "Die slawischen Dialekte Oberschlesiens" and "Beiträge zur oberschlesischen Dialektforschung – Die Mundart der Kobylorze".
Bełk is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, 13 km (8 mi) north-east of Rybnik, and 25 km (16 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Palowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, 15 km (9 mi) east of Rybnik, and 24 km (15 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Przegędza is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, 8 km (5 mi) north-east of Rybnik, and 31 km (19 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Stanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, 11 km (7 mi) north-east of Rybnik, and 27 km (17 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Szczejkowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwionka-Leszczyny, within Rybnik County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, 10 km (6 mi) east of Rybnik, and 29 km (18 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Dębieńsko is a dzielnica (district) of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was an independent village, but became administratively part of Leszczyny in 1977, renamed to Czerwionka-Leszczyny in 1992. It has an area of 15,01 km2.
Czuchów is a dzielnica (district) of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It was an independent village, but became administratively part of Leszczyny in 1955, renamed to Czerwionka-Leszczyny in 1992. It has an area of 9,07 km2.
