Country Poland Established 13th century Highest elevation 295 m (968 ft) Area 25.5 km² Local time Tuesday 9:54 AM | County city county Town rights 1932 Lowest elevation 260 m (850 ft) Population 69,713 (2013) Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 58% Humidity Points of interest Park Górnik, Bażantarnia w Siemiano, Parafia Krzyża Świętego | ||
Siemianowice Śląskie also known as Siemianowice ([ɕɛmjanɔˈvit͡sɛ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ]; German: Siemianowitz-Laurahütte; Silesian: Śymjanowicy) is a city in Upper Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice, in its central district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metropolis with a population of 2 million people and is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Brynica river (tributary of the Vistula).
Contents
- Map of Siemianowice Slaskie Poland
- Etymology
- Administrative division
- Industry
- Notable architectural structures
- Twin towns Sister cities
- Famous people
- References
Map of Siemianowice Slaskie, Poland
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 Silesian metropolitan area populated by about 5,294,000 people. The population of the city is 71,621 (2008).
Siemianowice's present form results from the merging of the communes Siemianowice and Huta Laury (German: Laurahütte) in 1924. The new city was named Siemianowice Śląskie and gained town privileges in 1932.
Etymology
There are three hypothetical explanations for the origins of the name Siemianowice: either it comes from seven huts which were called Siedminowice/Siedmionowice in Old Polish; from the old legend about Siemion (Siemian), Michał and Maciej, or Siemion, Michał and Jakub; or it comes from ziemia nawa which means earth taken away from water.
Administrative division
Industry
Notable architectural structures
Twin towns — Sister cities
Siemianowice Śląskie is twinned with: Köthen, Wattrelos, Jablunkov, Mohács, Câmpia Turzii