Jaworzno

Jaworzno
Rynek ("Market Square") in Jaworzno
Rynek ("Market Square") in Jaworzno
Flag of Jaworzno
Coat of arms of Jaworzno
Motto(s): 
Jaworzno – źródło energii.
Jaworzno – the source of energy
Jaworzno is located in Poland
Jaworzno
Jaworzno
Coordinates: 50°12′16″N 19°16′12″E / 50.20444°N 19.27000°E / 50.20444; 19.27000
Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County county
Established1229
City rights1901
Government
 • country mayorPaweł Silbert
Area
 • Total153 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)
 • Total89,350 Decrease[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
43–600 to 43–618
Area code+48 32
Car platesSJ
Websitehttp://www.jaworzno.pl/

Jaworzno [jaˈvɔʐnɔ] is a city in southern Poland, 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 Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, Jaworzno is not part of Silesia. The city is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999, previously (1975–1999) it was in Katowice Voivodeship. Jaworzno is one of the cities 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 city is 89,350 (2021).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 11 August 2022. Data for territorial unit 2468000.
  2. ^ European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) "Project 1.4.3". Archived from the original on 2009-07-28. Retrieved 2009-03-28.

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