Sosnowiec facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sosnowiec
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Sosnowiec train station
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 Sosnowiec
Location in Silesian Voivodeship
Sosnowiec
Location in Poland
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship |  Silesian |
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| County | city county | ||
| Town rights | 1902 | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 91.06 km2 (35.16 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 250 m (820 ft) | ||
| Population
(31 December 2018)
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| • City | 202,036  (16th) |
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| • Urban | 2,746,000 | ||
| • Metro | 4,620,624 | ||
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||
| Postal code |
41-200 to 41-225
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| Area code(s) | +48 32 | ||
| Car plates | SO | ||
| Website | http://www.sosnowiec.pl | ||
Sosnowiec is an industrial city county in the Dąbrowa Basin (Zagłębie Dąbrowskie) of southern Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship , which is also part of the Silesian Metropolis municipal association. Located in the eastern part of the Upper Silesian Industrial Region, Sosnowiec is one of the cities of the Katowice urban area, which is a conurbation with the overall population of 2.7 million people; as well as the greater Upper Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5.3 million people. The population of the city is 202,036 as of December 2018.
Images for kids
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Sielecki Castle
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St. Joachim's Church
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Schön Palace in Sosnowiec
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Public execution of Poles in 1939 by the Germans in German-occupied Poland during World War II
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Liquidation of the Sosnowiec Ghetto in 1943 by the Germans during World War II
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Hotel Centrum
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Faculty of Earth Science, University of Silesia
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Sielecki Park
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Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Dietel Palace
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University of Silesia in Katowice - Faculty of Computer and Materials Science
See also
In Spanish: Sosnowiec para niños
